Henry A Wiley (DM 29) - Naval Cruise Book

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You have been a fighting crew of a fighting ship, and it is hoped that this book will pre- serve your memories of this eventful period together. if l .. ,f,-,,-,,,..R.,,.....-...N vs 3 E S E -x If P ui 4 'a 1 G i 4 1 31 si Z 2 Y S V S F, E , Q, T0 me soak :mfr The officers and men of the Henry A. Wiley deeply ap- preciate the time, effort, and creative ability of the men who made this book possible. Our thanks to Captain Bjarnason for his suggestions and full cooperation. To Ensign Guthrie, U S N R, for his organization of mate- rial, to Daniels, Y 2-c, for his painstaking typing job, to Clifford, Rdm 2-c, for his tedious and accurate job of assembling the personnel data and his helpful sugges- tions, to Zinzovv, QM 2-c, for his very difficult job of photography under the most adverse conditions, to Beall, Rdm 3-c, for his clever Work on the fly leaves and cartoons of this publication 5 to all others Whose contri- butions to this book are the keynote to its success, all hands join in a rousing Well Done . L. B. Varney Lt., USNR Senior Member Book Staff Q Q W Q56 22 22 X 9335 X ,mx XXX X wi ? XX X fff 5 x 0 , Wg ffl X XX lite, 6 UNLIKE the day of the launching August 31, 1944 was a warm, hu' mid, mid-summer New York C12-Y 31121 as we heaved around and triced up at sunrise we all anticipated an eventful day. The day before, we had stood by on the Hammer Head Pier Number '16, at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, watching our new ship round the bends of the East River, it still being in the hands of the Bethlehem Steel Company, and as soon as she tied up, we got our first good look at our sturdy craft, and a better looking ship few of us have ever seen. We clambered aboard, seabags in hand, to hunt down our trusty bunks which later proved to be our favorite spots for the many long months that followed. After stowing our gear the rest of the day was devoted to squaring away our spaces in anticipation of the day that was to follow. The morning of the 31st, Thursday, was devoted toward the all-important field day, so as to have everything ship- shape for the hours that were to follow. By 10:30, all began to dress for the occa- sion trying to make ourselves appear '4salty as possible. The saltiest look- ing sailors of course were those whose sea experience had been confined to the Chesapeake Bay. By 1130, we were all topside on the fantail, lined up in as near a military style as the mine tracks would permit, dressed in our best whites. As we were sweating it out under the August sun, the guests began to arrive and seated themselves on the benches provided on the pier. Those of us who were expect- ing guests strained our necks to get a view of those on the pier to see if Mom, Dad, the Wife, or perhaps the little girl had arrived. A band provided by the NEWY Yard added to the scene by play- Ulg mllltary and patriotic selections. The brief ceremony started at 1200 Page six as scheduled and Captain McKittrick, Assistant Captain of the New York Navy Yard, placed the ship into Com- mission and handed the command of the ship over to Commander Robert E. Gad- row, United States Navy. Captain Gad- row then gave a brief talk to the crew on the efficiency of a fighting ship. Mrs. Elizabeth W. Robb of Boston, Massa- chusetts, the daughter of Admiral Henry A. Wiley and the sponsor of the ship, then wished the crew, Good Luck and God Speed . This concluded the cere- mony and the boatswain's mate set the port watch, the U.S.S. Henry A. Wiley, DM-29, being officially commissioned in the United States Navy. A scramble then started as the offi- cers and men rushed to the pier to greet their guests and were permitted to bring the guests on board to show them our new home. A luncheon was held in the mess hall for guests of the crew. This luncheon consisted of the old Navy standby, baked beans, potato salad, cold cuts, with all the trimmings. It is in- teresting to note that this was the first and last meal to be served on board where flowers appeared on the table or napkins were at hand or that it was quiet enough to hear yourself speak. A lunch- eon was also held for the officers and their guests after the commissioning at Naval Officers Club, at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. The immediate guests that were present were Mrs. Roberta Wiley Childs of Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, Admiral Wiley's youngest daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Henry W. Wiley of Haverford, Pennsylvania, Admiral Wiley's song and Captain Giles Stedman, USNR of the U. S. Merchant Marine Academy, Long Island. All the visitors had left the ship by 1430 and at 1500 liberty was granted to the fortunate boys of the third section and thus ended the commissioning of the U.S.S. Henry A. Wiley, DM-29. .E IT WAS raining on the day of the launching as the party assembled at 0820 on the launching stand where pho- tographs were being taken of the spon- sor and party. The vessel was launched at 0835 on Friday, 21 April, 1944. Mrs. Elizabeth W. Robb of Boston, Massa- chusetts, was designated by the Secre- tary of the Navy as sponsor of the de- stroyer, named in honor of her father, the late Admiral Henry Ariosto Wiley, U. S. Navy. The U.S.S. HENRY A. WILEY was contracted for on August 7, 1943, and has a standard displacement of 2200 tons. Approximately four hundred persons witnessed the launching of the to-be fa- mous ship as the christening fluid of Brut Curee Champagne was broken against the hull. About forty-five guests were present at the reception after the ceremony. Habana! Wiley ADMIRAL Henry Ariosto Wiley was born in Troy, Pike County, Ala- bama, on January 31, 1867. He died at Palm Beach, Florida, on May 20, 1943. Admiral Wiley was appointed a Naval Cadet from the Fifth Congressional Dis- trict of Texas on May 17, 1883, and in June, 1888, completed the four year course and on June 7 was detached from the Naval Academy. From 1888 to 1890, he served on a number of vessels and on March 1, 1890, was assigned to the Naval Academy for examination, being commissioned ensign on July 1, 1890. After being commissioned, his duties varied as he was promoted in rank until July 16, 1927, when then Vice Admiral Wiley was designated Commander-in- Chief of the United States Fleet, with the rank of admiral effective upon tak- ing over command. He was transferred and advanced to the rank of admiral on the retired list on July 24, 1942. After being on the retired list, Admiral Wiley Was recalled to active duty on October 23, 1941, being relieved of all active duty on November 17, 1942. Admiral Wiley's career in the Navy was a brilliant one, covering forty years of service. He served during two wars while on active duty and served a short period in World War H after having been retired. During the Spanish American War, Admiral Wiley served as Executive Officer of the U.S.S. Maple and in World War I served as Commander of Division A, Atlantic Fleet, Division B, Atlantic Fleet, and Division 4, U. S. Fleet. Admiral Wiley was assigned to tem- porary duty as U. S. Naval Represent- ative on the commission for executing the naval terms of the Armistice with Germany. He also served as Command- er-in-Chief of the United States Fleet from November 8, 1927 , to May, 1929. Shortly before the outbreak of World War II, Admiral Wiley was recalled to active duty, serving in the Office of Public Relations, Washington, D. C., and in the Office of the Chief of Naval Per- sonnel, Washington, D. C. Admiral Wiley was awarded the Dis- tinguished Service Medal for Service during World War I. He also was awarded the Spanish Campaign Medal, Sampson Medal, Victory Medal, Amer- ican Defense Service Medal, and the Commander of the Order of Leopold CMilitaryJ. Page seven Gamcfa. Ejafmafian COMMANDER P. H. Bjarnason en- listed in the regular Navy on May 27, 1930, as an apprentice seaman. After his boot training at San Diego Naval Training Center his first ship was the famous flattop, U.S.S. Saratoga. He al- so served as a seaman on the U.S.S. U UR executive officer, Lt. Command- er H. V. Sellers. Jr., entered the Naval Academy in 1936 after completing two years of school at the Young Harris College and one year of teaching. Up- on graduating from the academy on June 7, 1940, he served aboard the U.S.S. New Mexico for one year and a half af ter which he was transferred to the U S S Hughes DD 410 for a year and a half While on board the Hughes he earned seven battle stars for engage ments against the enemy in the Pacific as gun boss He then became Executive Officer and Senior Gunnery Instructor at Pearl Harbor s Fleet Gunnery and Torpedo School After serving there nine months he returned to the States where he was assigned the task of training this crew for the future conflicts with the enemy Since its commissioning Mr Sellers has capably served as Executive Officer Page eight Chaumont, one of the two Navy trans- ports at that time, the Ontario, a sta- tion ship at Samoa 5 and the U.S.S. Miss- issippi. In 1932 he received an appoint- ment to the Naval Academy, graduating in 1936. As an officer he served on the U.S.S. California, the U.S.S. Hamilton, the U.S.S. Bowditch, a Naval survey ship, and the U.S.S. Stockton on which he became executive officer. His first command was the U.S.S. Pruitt, DM-22, and later Commander of Mine Division One. Our captain took command of the Wiley on March 17, 1945, at Ulithi upon return of the ship from the Iwo cam- paign. Only one week later we shoved off for Okinawa and under the captain's capable leadership and fortitude the ship successfully came through the roughest campaign of Naval history. Commander Bjarnason is admired and respected by the crew not only for bring- ing us through the Okinawa campaign successfully but also for his warm in- terest in the welfare of each man aboard and his great sense of humor. With his two sons waiting for him it is easy to see why he is as anxious to return to the states as the rest of us. fl. Gomch. Selina aboard the Wiley through the Iwo J ima and Okinawa campaigns Q , - O I 0 , - , . . . , - . . 2 ' 0 . . - . I 5 I . 9 - ' ' ' o . COMMANDER Robert E. Gadrow, U.S.N., was our first skipper, hav- ing placed the ship into commission on August 31, 1944. His career as an offi- cer of the United States Navy is a bril- liant one and under his leadership the development and efficiency of this crew is one of which he may be proud. Upon enlisting in the Navy in 1924 he served as a seaman .prior to entering the Naval Academy. Part of this time Was spent attending the Electrician Mate's School-at Norfolk. He graduated from the Academy and was commission- ed an ensign in 1930. His duties Were largely on battleships before studying engineering design in France and taking postgraduate courses in this country. Later he placed the U.S.S. O'Brien, DD-413, in commission as engineering officer before she was fatally torpedoed in the Pacific. Commander Gadrow then put the U.S.S. Isherwood, DD-520, in commission as the Commanding Offi- cer. This ship saw action in the Aleu- tian Islands during 1943 and 1944. After serving on the Isherwood he re- turned to the States and placed the Wiley eapz. .4 CAPT. H. J. Armstrong, U.S.N., Commander of Mine Division Eight, shifted his flag to the U.S.S. Henry A. Wiley on June 7, 1945, and re- Gamch. Qazhow in commission and was with us until March 17, 1945, having brilliantly com- manded this vessel through the battle of Iwo Jima. Commander Gadrow is now serving his tour of shore duty as inspector of naval machinery for the area around Hartford, Connecticut. mained aboard until September. The Commodore was in the Class of 1927 at the Academy and later served as Engineering Officer, Gunnery Offi- cer, Navigator, First Lieutenant and Executive Officer on such ships as the U. S. S. Colorado, U.S.S. Henshaw, U.S.S. Pruitt, U.S.S. Saratoga, U.S.S. Fairfax, and the U.S.S. Oklahoma. In 1941, he received his first command aboard the U.S.S. Waters, DD-115, pa- trolling the Pacific triangle from the West Coast to Pearl to Kiska. His sec- ond command Was the U.S.S. Spence, DD-512, which, after being placed in commission, became part of the famous Little Beaver Squadron in the South Pacific. Before Capt. Armstrong be- came Commander Mine Division Eight on May 4, 1945, he was the skipper of our sister ship, the U.S.S. Adams, DM- 27. 9 The Henry A. Wiley has been proud to fly the division pennant of Command- er Mine Division Eight and Will do its best to live up to the Commodore's opin- ion of this ship. Page nine Gapzbm all. U. Mckztbfzcka HMM Page ten za-1aey.waa.aMmafzza,1fWu,,f1. me., azzae -' ' eww, Captain Gadrow, Officers and men of the U.S.S. Henry A. Wiley: It gives me much pleasure to be here today, and to take part in the com- missioning of your fine ship for active fighting service. I am sure that you all are happy on this occasion and proud, too, proud of this fighting ship which you are the first crew to man. And you are prouder still that your ship will carry you into the battle line of our enemies-and you should be, for you are the fighting men of a fighting Navy. Your ship is a marvel of workmanship-the all-American product of everything that is known about modern Naval warfare. The best of our country has been put into its construction-brain and brawn and material, in order that the U.S.S. Henry A. Wiley might be a masterpiece. But splendid man-of-war as she is-without your help she is no fighter. You officers and men, as her crew, must make her that. The Navy ex- pects each one of you individually and all of you together as a tightly or- ganized, well-trained combat crew to get the most out of your ship. You must lose no moment in mastering assigned duties, and getting yourselves geared to each other as a team. In this ship you have been given the best means to strike' the enemy hard and swiftly, but you officers and men, as its fighting crew, must supply the initiative, courage and cool determin- ation that will allow your ship to deliver the fighting punch built into her. Your ship is named in honor of Admiral Henry Ariosto Wiley, USN, Ret., of the Class of 1888, who diedin 1943. His whole career is in the highest traditions of the Naval service. I am confident that you officers and men will do honor to his name and to the United States Navy. On behalf of the Commander-in-Chief, I welcome you to the Fleet and to active service. The best of luck and God's blessings to you all. H. V. MCKITTRICK Captain, U. S. Navy Acting Commandant New York Navy Yard THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY WASHINGTON ll Aug. 1944 From: Secretary of the Navy. ' To : Commanding Officer, U.S.S. HENRY A. WILEY QDD-7495 Subject: Readiness for War Service. 1. The Secretary of the Navy congratulates you, your officers and crew on being assigned to duty in the U.S.S. HENRY A. WILEY. He takes this occasion to impress on each of you the seriousness and importance of your responsibilities in the days and weeks ahead. 2. Immediately after her shaking down period, the U.S.S. HENRY A. WILEY will be assigned to duty wherever she is then most needed. It is entirely possible that you will proceed directly into combat. Your first action may be by day or by night, against any type of vessel or aircraft possessed by our able and ruthless enemies. 5. The only training period assured to you is from now until you report the U.S.S. HENRY A. WILEY ready for duty. Take full advantage of every facility and every hour to attain maximum readiness for war during your shakedown. 4. Your future Fleet, Force, and Unit Commanders must rely on the U.S.S. HENRY A. WILEY as an effective fighting unit from the hour when she reports to them for duty. It is your task to justify their confidence. James Forrestal c Page eleven SPE CIFICATIUNS ,,,, -,-.o -Zi-ss- ,- J FL 4-1 ' will ' Mom' In X--5--Y'-1' A Q' rm I 'W 1 E M Q ,v ' f ,f Mo qgy-gag! 55: C EZZZZD S 41zzZZzzb T H?iig 7 Crew's Living Spaces. 2 Crew's Weshrooms. 6 Crew's Showers. 1 Crew's Mess Hall. Galley. ' s Livin S aces. 1 2 Chlef' 5 p 350 Crew's Bunks 2 Fire Rooms . 2 Engine Rooms . ,.. Cf. M ssl o x o s is ' :' x I '01, y U I- I e 5 '51 QQLLW' 111' lilE'l'HLEHI5NL'f: STEEL CEQNLPANY . .SliH1'liUlLl2lNG DlVlSlON H Q Q31-mm mmlu wx. ' ' N bln-Qs oluo-INALLY Bunn-'Ag L2L,L3,74.Q ,ef fe laguna ORDNANCE DATA: C11 Ammunition Expended: Cal 20MM Guns 14,000 rounds-Practice. 12,000 rounds-At the enemy. fbj 40MM Guns 13,700 rounds-Practice. 7,760 rounds-At the enemy. feb 5 in. Guns 2,630 rounds-Practice. 7,065 rounds-At the enemy. sf 'QVLQHQX COf above 5 in. Avnvno., 3609 rounds were expended against planesl ENGINEERING DATA: Total Hours Underway ........... Total Hours Not Underway ....... Total Revolutions ..................... Average Speed in Knots ...... Engine Miles Steamed ....................... Fuel Oil Used in Gallons ...................... Total Boiler Feed Water fGals.J ....... Total Fresh Water CGals.J ....................... LOGISTIC AND ACCOUNTS: Total Paid in Cash to Ship's Complement .....,. Total Paid by Check ............................................ Total Allotments ................................................... 5,713 3,030.8 35,850,902 11.0 62,825 3,168,513 908,326 2,190,274 ----------3200,250.00 122,308.00 202,422.00 Total Weight Dry Provisions Brought Aboard .......... 666,432 lbs. Total Weight Fresh Provisions Brought Aboard 476,824 lbs. C15 Q25 C39 Q45 Total Personnel Cost to Navy for 1 year ........................ 525,000.00 C55 C65 C73 Items Bought by Crew CShip,s Storeh. Candy ....................................... ..................... Chewing Gum ....................................... .... ---.,-- Razor Blades ....... .------ Cigars ................ ------------------ Cigarettes ............. ---...- Matches, Safety ...... ---.... Nuts ...................... Combs ................ -------- Tooth Paste ..............................--- - Soap ..........................-. -----,-.------------------.-------- Q81 Cash Taken in by Ship's S'COI'e ...---------------------- C95 Miscellaneous Items Small Stores Clothing. Drawers, Nainsook ..................... -.-.------------------- Trousers, Dungaree ...... bars 121,784 pkgs. 12,200 pkgs. 6,721 28,200 pkgs. 135,500 pkgs. 103,000 cans 10,960 2,076 tubes 2,688 bars 14,650 330,743.00 2,570 prs. 1,563 prs. Page thirteen X ,,,....L 99' Umm Ij X,-,X as-2111 Q 3 Q11 My W QM + XR ii 5 ' 6 f' N fl' hflgizis :Q QS Q29 DATE AAINEQ MILLS 'r'o'rAL. 9fl5fLJ+ New York 9fl8fl1b, Bomuoo 697 697 1Ofl8fLL Bermuda 10119111 Norfolk 683 1380 1Of2Ofl+L No rfolk Yorktown 60 114110 1Of25fl4.L Yorktown , l0f26fL1+ New York 325 1765 1lf8fl+h New York 1119111 Casco Day 335 2000 11f10fL,1, Casco Bay 1lfl7fhl+ Colon, Panama 22L,l l12L,1 1lf18fl1l, Balboa, Panama 11f19!hu Balboa, Panama 11f2'7!h1+ san Diego 2863 70811 l2f3fLb San Diego l2f9fbl+ A Pearl Harbor 2285 9369 M2716 Pearl Harbor 2X5 A5 Ehiwetok 2Lp25 117914 2!7!a5 miwotok 2f1lfh5 Saipan 6 1000 12791, 2fl3fl+5 Saipan 2flyL+5 Iwo Jima 660 13391, Iwo Jima ' 5 Sai an 660 342525145 Saipan P 13 991' 3 la-5 Ulithi OO 3!21!L+5 Ulithi 5 mm 3!21+!I+5 okinowo 1210 15701, 9flfl+5 TOTAL MILAGE As RECORDED BY THE P1T0METER L00 'ro THIS DATE - 59800 PURTS 0F BALI. Beamacla. The Bermuda Islands consist of two hundred sixty small islands of coral for- mation of which twenty are inhabited. They lie 677 miles southeast of New York. These Islands make a total of 19 square miles and have a population of 32,451. Bermuda was settled in 1609 by a party of colonists under Sir George Somers, who at the time of his arrival was enroute to Virginia, but was ship- wrecked on the Islands. The Island, a perennial garden, with a dozen winter hotels and famous beaches, was a favorite winter resort for Americans before the war. Until 1943, no automobiles were ever seen on these islands and now only government and official cars are permitted. In 1940, sites were granted to the United States for use as naval and air bases. l 6606-Z 3006 The Canal Zone is a strip of land ex- tending five miles on either side of the axis of the Canal but not including the cities of Panama or Colon, which remain in the Republic of Panama. The port at the Caribbean entrance, formerly a port of Colon, is Cristobal, at the Pacific entrance, Balboa. The strip of land was granted to the United States by Panama by treaty in 1904. N o private individuals are allow- ed to own land. Of the 553 square miles of the strip, 362 square miles consist of land. Gatun Lake, with the water at its normal level of 85 feet above sea level, has an area of 163 square miles. As a matter of executive arrange- ment, the Secretary of War represents the President of the United States in the administration of Canal affairs. The Canal, consisting of three sets of locks, is 44 nautical miles or 50.7 stat- ute miles in length, at least 300 feet wide at the bottom of excavated channels, 110 feet wide in the lock chamber, which has a usable length of 1,000 feet. dqdtlldii Hawaii, by voluntary action of its people, ceded its sovereignty to the United States in 1898 and was organ- ized as a Territory in 1900. Twenty Is- lands make up the group, nine of which are inhabited, all of which lie at least 2,000 miles west from the nearest main- land. The Islands make up 4,021 square miles. The Islands are mountainous and vol- canic in origin, filled with extinct crat- ers. The soil is fertile, all tropical and sub-tropical fruits and vegetables are grown. Large quantities of small tim- ber and saw logs, for use in the war ef- fort and to reduce the strain on ship- ping facilities, have been cut. Their largest trade consists of sugar and pine- apples. Other produces are canned fish, fiber insulation board, molasses, cattle hides, potatoes, coffee, bananas, and nuts. The estimated population of Hawaii in 1941 is listed as 465,340 consisting largely of native Hawaiians, Puerto Ricans, Caucasians, Chinese, Japanese, Koreans, and Filipinos. The chief executive officer of the Ter- ritory is the Governor, who is appointed by the President, with the approval of the Senate, for a four-year term. The Legislature of Hawaii consists of a House of Representatives C30 membersj and a Senate Q15 membersj. Page seventeen Honolulu, on the Island of Oahu, is the Capital and chief commercial city and port of the Islands. According to Emweiak The Marshall Islands consist of wide- ly scattered groups primarily of two chains of atolls. Beside the two main chains, there are some six outlying atolls, so that the whole group is made up of about thirty groups of low coral is- lands and islets, some without lagoons but the greater number being fully form- ed atolls The islands are authentically reported to be only walls of coral blocks debris and sand accumulated by storms and thrown up on the reefs by the surf The government before American oc SGWAGJ4 Saipan is a part of the Marianas which consist of a chain of steep vol canic islands extending in a north and south direction for a distance of 389 miles All these islands before the war with the exception of Guam were Jap anese mandates .7010-LIQZG The rock the piece of volcanic ash which protrudes upward in the Mid Pa c1f1c this eight square miles was the scene of the W1ley s first major engage ment It was on this unheard of once insignificant island whlch will go down in the annals of American History as the scene of as highly contested a battle as the world has ever seen where the Wiley made its debut It was believed that some civilians l1ved on this island but 1t was later learned that Iwo Jima had been turned into an arsenal of underground fort1f1 cations Page eighteen the U. S. Weather Bureau it has never been hotter than 88 degrees or colder than 56 degrees on the islands of Hawaii. cupation, was under the jurisdiction of the Jaluit Branch Government, the is- land constituting a Japanese mandate. Eniwetok, our first stop after Hawaii, is 21 miles long in a northwest and southwest direction. The Islands are generally low, from 6 to 13 feet in height all of which are sandy and unsuitable for cultivation, but they are partially covered with coconut palms and other trees The 1930 census lists 121 inhabitants on Emwetok who raise pigs and chick ens for existence The original natives were Chamorros who have diminished in number how ever the islands were colonized with Kanakas from the Carollnes who now constitute about one third of the popu lation In 1934 Saipan had a population of 18 868 of whom 15 695 were Japanese Iwo J ima s terrain is very rough and the island is shaped as a Swift s Pre mium Ham with Mount Sur1bach1 alias Hot Rocks on the lower end The 1S land 1S situated in the volcanic island chain 660 miles north of Saipan and is of great strategic value Few trees are seen on the island and vegetation is not practicable due to the volcanic soil The little growth that can be observed con sists of low sickly looking shrubs I dustry was limited to several small quar ries Iwo Jima now a famous island shall never be foigotten by the members of the Wiley s crew that participated in the hard won battle lg , ' A , . i S O I 0 I I . . .- E E , . . 1 2 ' ' E gl 3 ll 1 . X 0 0 Q U I 0 9 1 I 1 . . . . - . . if ' a lr . . . . ljy' . . . . 1 1 - - - ' - ' - - - 1, - 5 V 7 ' 7 lx! 1 . ' , , , lhl, 1 11 ll iff 1 5 1 f 1 Q ' 1311, 11 21 - 1 ' ' ' - iff 1 ' ' cc ' a 1 . .. . ,, . . .-, . 1,191 11-.1 - , - . u an , . ,El - -' O 7 . iw? . . . . . - . . 11' ! . , . ,lit , . . . . . ?Z . - 11: 11 . - , . .xi . 1. . . . . . , - . . '11 3j11 ' - ' . . - . . L . u - 3 ' - . . . , 3 . V I 0 I . . . . . l 0 7 ' 5 1 . 1 I ' ' '- ' 2 - - . lx ' . 1 . . l. I. 11 ' I 1 1 3 , 1v I WMM The Ulithi Islands lie on two atolls and consist of about fifty-five islets of various sizes. The soil is constructed of broken coral covered with coconut palms and it is not suitable for cultivation. Qfulnawa. The Okinawa Gunto, consisting of Okinawa Shima and numerous smaller islands, are located at the approximate center of the Nansei Shoto group. The Gunto covers an area roughly 90 miles east and west and 65 miles north and south. The center link in the chain which screens the East China Sea from the Pacific Ocean, Okinawa Shima, larg- est and most important island of the Nansei Shoto, lies roughly at an equal distance from Formosa on the south- west, China on the west and Kyushu, Japan, on the northeast. The population of the Okinawa Gunto in 1940 was 462,000 of whom 435,000 lived on Okinawa Shima. Although the people are racially a mixed group they have the same basic characteristics as the Japanese. Physically they differ slightly as they are shorter, darker, and are inclined to have more body hair. For 700 years as part of the Ryukyu Retto the Okinawans maintained their own succession of kings. Chinese inva- sions began as early as 600 A. D. and continued intermittently. In the seven- In 1930 a total of 450 people inhabit- ed these islands. In Ulithi as well as the Marshalls the natives are Kanakas who were governed as Japanese mandates. teenth century the islands were con- quered by the Japanese, and for the next 250 years the shaky Ryukyu Kingdom maintained a precarious existence, in- fluenced by both China and Japan. In 1879, the king was reduced to the rank of a non-imperial prince of Japan, and the islands were incorporated in the Em- pire as Okinawa Prefecture. It was not until the end of the Sino-Japanese War in 1894 that the N ipponese rule receiv- ed full recognition, and the imprint of Chinese culture still remains. Chinese Ancestor Worship still has a strong influence and large whitewashed funeral vaults are conspicuous through- out the countryside. The average Okin- awan believes that he dwells after death as he did in life, and nearly every family has a funeral vault. There are few other external indications of active re- ligious influences. The Capital of Okinawa is Naha, the largest city of Okinawa Gunto. As a rule, Japanese from the empire filled all important administrative posts. The standard of living is lower than in Japan while the dress predominates Japan. Page nineteen f 9 'Y I ? I 2 Q In F F I 1. I L . x . x i. , f i I i I ,. if :gp if ,, I . 1 1 I L I NQQ 'EQ HL' I I . 1 If W . .U 1 Q' , ri ww hm, 1'-li 1 ,dl VII :Hip W JH! Wfix iw ,,, IE lil ,lxli 1 W l .E g, ' I . . 11' W .Z 1 ,, NN. F l J V 1 mil! V. ll - r M 'llx ,': fi jsf, 4M I r Qwmxlgm 0 4 p -xx., I K 0 p If F1 f - A 'L' 2 CF 4' xxx . S N .sew 26 Q THE WILEY AND THE WAR This is the story of the.U.S.S. Henry A. Wiley, a destroyer-mine-layer, and how she helped build the last two stepping stones to Tokyo and Victory. This is the story of the men and the boys of the Wiley-of the officers who directed her movements and operations and the enlisted men who fired her guns and ran her engines and dropped her buoys and manned her decks and cooked the chow and cared for the sick and per- formed the scores of other big and little tasks that go into the maintenance of a little city at sea. This isn't the whole story. Yo-u do not take war and wrap it up with neat little ribbons of nouns, adjectives, verbs, ad- verbs, and exclamation points and say: This is how war was. Here, rather, are some of the days . . . some of the nights . . . some of the spectacular and frightening and routine events which the men and the Wiley saw and heard and felt . . . days like May 4, 1945, off Okinawa, when the Wiley went to the aid of the sinking U.S.S. Luce to become not only the first ship in the Okinawa area to knock a Baka Bomb from the air, but the first in the fleet to win credit for two . . . Nights like at Iwo J ima, when the Wiley pulled up close to shore and helped repel a'suicide attack by enemy troops . . . Close enough that the crew could have tossed potatoes at the Japanese soldiers had they not been so busy pumping 5-inch and 40MM and ZOMM and 50 calibre shells in that di- rection. Planes and bombs splashed and shores bombarded by a destroyer-minelayer. What kind of ship is that? A fighting ship, a versatile, tough, streamlined fighting ship, that originat- ed in the shipyards as a half-breed, part destroyer and part minelayer . . . and wound up the war recognized as a thoroughbred with a hard-won and well- won berth in the frontline fleet. The Wiley didn't lay a single mine. She planted some buoys as mine field markers with her mine-laying equip- ment and she provided protection for minesweeps, but she fulfilled her destiny running interference for the big ships . . . serving as radar picket . . . moving up with the battlewagons and cruisers for shore bombardments . . . making the airways extra hazardous for Japanese Jills, Jakes, Judys, Bettys, and Bakas. Some Navy men say the destroyer minelayer, with the possible exception of lack of torpedo tubes, is an improve- ment over the traditional destroyer. Their thought is the built-in ,mine ap- paratus tends to give greater structural strength, that the ship can better sur- vive damage. The men of the Wiley wouldn't know about that for sure on the basis of their own experience. The Page twenty-two I Wiley, in the face of rugged duty, crip- pling or fatal to scores of ships, suffer- ed only a few scratches, no cuts. The Wiley made her war debut at Iwo Jima. The official battle action report for February 16 to March 9, 1945, says she was engaged in Bombardment, il- lumination and routine screening . That's short, and true, but these five words include a series of one-act plays like this one: The Place: lVIt. Suribachi, Iwo Jima. The Time: Night of February 20-21, 1945. As the action unfolds the stage is cov- ered by the curtain of night. Land, sea and sky blend into a uniform blackness. The first sound is a radio request, di- rected to the Wiley from the beach, ask- ing that the ship come in near the moun- tain to lend all possible fire support. The J aps, it was explained, were massing for a suicide counter-attack. A black ghost in a black night, the Wiley starts in at a good clip. As the ship cuts its way through the water and nears it goal, speed is reduced. But she doesn't stop. CThe action report will eventually say she pulled up within 500 yards of the shore line, but men who claimed to hear the bow scrape bottom will say even half that figure represents a masterpiece of understatementj. But finally the Wiley stops. The night has an ominous quiet, broken only at intervals by the crack and flash of Japanese sniping. Then the word is passed: Now hear this-the searchlight crew man your stations . A sailor mumbles the thought that immediately hits all minds, We'll be a perfect target . The curtain goes up as the darkness is slashed by the light's glare. The beam searches out the low plateau and breaks against the sheer, cave-pocked face of Suribachi. The silence that a mo- ment ago blanketed everything is simul- taneously shattered. All hell breaks loose as the guns open fire-rapid fire. There is the stutter of the 50's . . . The bop- bop-bop-bop of the 20's . . . The hard, sharp crack of the 40's . . . The thunder of the six 5-inchers. It is like all the Public Park American Fourth-of-July Fireworks displays rolled into one. A few shells from unknown sources burst near the ship and sometimes there is the spa-n-n-n-g of a rifle bullet against steel. That's it. The lights go out, the fir- ing stops, the black curtain falls back into place, the Wiley eases out to sea. POSTSCRIPT: There were no drama critics from the newspapers there. The actors themselves made up the audience. The principal players ashore, for whom the Wiley men constituted a .supporting cast were the Fifth Marines. They liked the play. They transmitted a review which went something like Well Done and We owe you a cigar on that one . And that's all there was to it-except that with a few changes in time and scenery the Wiley duplicated the per- Page twenty-three formance with a fair degree of regular- 1 downed American pilot as well as sur- seen a Japanese pilot adopt the salt fy, vivors from an American destroyer. Had And, through the days and the nights at Iwo, guys wondered when the next mail call would be and argued the re- spective merits of various guns and ships and planes and pinup girls and dreamed of a postwar life devoted primarily and fundamentally to sleep . . . sleep . . . sleep. For the folks back home, the invasion of Okinawa started April 1, 1945, when the troops moved in for what eventually proved to be the last lap of the road to occupy Tokyo. The Wiley was at Okinawa eight days before that. Okinawa wasn't secured until late June. Between March and June the Okinawa campaign, for the Navy, proved in per- sonnel and ship losses the most rugged acicion of the war since Pearl Harbor it- se f. The Wiley was in all of it. V She began the campaign as a suppo-rt vessel for mine sweeps assigned to clear the Okinawa Gunto area of mines and other menaces to invasion navigation. Before it was over she had splashed ten Japanese planes and two Baka bombs, had assists on two other downed planes and was credited with still another prob- able . . . She had bombarded beaches . . . Dropped depth charges on subma- rine contacts . . . Searched for Jap sui- cide ammunition barges . . . Pickedup a water method of Hara-K1r1 by discard- ing his life jacket as the Wiley approach- ed with the intention of rescuing him . . . Had felt the jar of an exploding Jap torpedo, which missed . . . And had put in a full share of duty as radar picket, one of the most vital and at the same time most hazardous of all the Okinawa Fleet operations. It is a long time from the twenty-first day of March until the twenty-third day of June in any year. But, comparative- ly, the period 28-29 March, 1945, seems in the memories of many Wiley men to make up the greater share of the total campaign time. Starting at 6:15 a. m. the 28th they were at battle stations continuously un- til the following night. They began by dunking their first Japanese plane, a Nate attempting a suicide dive. Before the hour was out, they downed another. In the same morning they were alerted for suicide boats, and also delivered har- assing fire to the beach. Before mid- night a vicious air attack was beaten off, but the ship was jarred by a torpedo which exploded at the end of its run- a near miss. The next day was no better. A Jake aimed a bomb which fell into the Wiley's wake, 70 yards astern. Two Nates, with suicide intentions, were knocked down-the second splashing just 75 yards off the starboard bow af- ter the ZOMM guns had sliced off a wing. Page twenty four Meanwhile, there were miscellaneous ir- ritations from above and a sub contact from below. There were plenty of Wiley men who never expected to see the end of those two days, and now, when you ask how it was done, one will say: Recognition Our guys could really pick out those plane profiles and identify the Jap bo- gies fast enough to have us ready for them . Another will say: Good Gun- nery. The gunners were as scared as everyone else all right, but they knew all the time it was either us or the J aps and they stayed right in there and pitch- ed the ammunition right down the middle . Another will say: Good Sea- manship. The Captain knew how to change the pace with this baby to keep the Japs off balance. The time the tor- pedo missed he had kept her slow until the Japs were set to attack, then he shoved her up to 25 knots or so, just like that. That's why the torpedo missed- We fouled up the J aps timing . Another will say: Every guy knew he had re- sponsibility for the other guy . Another will say: Luck , Another will say: We prayed a lot, and the prayers were an- swered . The right answer is probably the total of all the answers offered. Skill, leader- ship, loyalty, faith, confidence, and ac- ceptance of responsibility. Officers and men who rate those March dates as the toughest on the Wi- ley calendar put May 4 in second place. Others give the top spot to May 4, and second to March 28-29. Anyhow, here's the dope on May: Trouble tumbled in before dawn, when three enemy planes closed in on the Wiley. One of the three was set afire and crashed into the sea after -passing over the ship. Ordinarily, after a splash- ed bogey hits the drink, it burns but a short time. But this one showered flame into the air for more than an hour and the other Japanese pilots, doubtless thinking it a burning American ship, made five bomb runs on the blaze. That kind of warfare the Wiley men liked. Shortly after morning chow, the Wiley was told to proceed to the assistance of the U.S.S. Luce, reported sinking. The planes which had set the Luce afire were still waiting in the area for the rescue ships, and when the Wiley came into view she got the works. Two J ills opened the attack, but were driven off. Minutes later a Betty came in and was splashed at 3000 yards, but before anyone could find time for a cheer a Baka bomb was sighted. CLater anal- ysis indicated the Betty had released the Baka then circled as a decoy.J The 20MM boys saw the Baka first and opened up. The bomb, with its human pilot, crashed about 75 yards off the stern. It proved to be only the Baka begin- ning. Another was soon taken under fire at two miles and was forced into the sea by the Wiley fire at 1200 yards. The warhead separated from the after body of the bomb, skittered along the water like a well-thrown flat rock and rico- cheted over the Wiley's fantail before exploding. Then the planes came back. A torpedo-carrying Jill was taken under fire as it roared in from the port side. At almost the same time a Marine Cor- sair came in for the fight from the op- posite direction. Starboard guns held their fire as the Corsair passed directly over the Wiley but the port guns-nat- urally-couldn't stop. The Marine raced through the thick AA fire to attack the Jill, and brought him down. Although the ship's guns probably would have ac- counted for the enemy plane, the Marine pilot speeded the final results consider- ably and his courageous act brought a Well Done from every man on the Wiley. Still there was no respite. An- other Jill came in from starboard and met the same splashing fate as her mates. The enemy had apparently had enough for awhile and the Wiley could turn its attention to the survivors of the sunken Luce. Eleven men were taken from the water and thirty others, picked up by an LCI, were taken aboard for medical attention. May 4 didn't end the war. The war didn't end until August, and the Wiley and her men played a prominent part right up to the finish. But it is over, now. No more Jills or Jakes, Bettys or Bakas . . . No more picketing, screening, or bombarding. Some of the Wiley's wartime crew al- ready have gone home. Others are about to go, while some will stay in the Navy. The Wiley herself is in good shape, tested by time and sea and battle. If she's needed in the peacetime Navy that America needs to guarantee the Peace, she's ready, fit, and willing. Page twenty-five W CUNGRA TULA TURY MESSAGES 25 Feb. From: James Forrestal, Secretary of the Navy. To: Vice Admiral R. K. Turner, U. S. N. It has been a high privilege to witness the operation for the capture of Iwo Jima. It has been marked by teamwork, devotion to duty, and unflinch- ing gallantry which have measured up to the high9S'U traditions Of the Naval Service. 6 April From: CTF 31 Admiral Turner To: TF 31 Again you took all the J aps could throw at this area and gave them an outstanding splashing party. A rousing well done to all hands particularly tactical air force and their fighter directors. 14 May From: CTF 51 To: Henry A. Wiley, Hadley, Brown, Wadsworth, Bennion, Ingra- ham, Purdy, McConnell, Sterett, Cowell. Congratulations are extended to you for your excellent job against enemy planes. In view of the high share of planes splashed by your guns desire you submit any special methods or technique which might be worth- while to use in future to further decrease the Jap Air Force. 16 May From: CincPac To: Henry A. Wiley, Hadley, Brown, Ingraham, Evans, Cowell, Sterrett, Daly, Shea, Butler, Wadsworth. CincPac adds his congratulations to those already extended you by CTF 51 for your excellent record in downing enemy aircraft. It is particularly desired that CTF 51's suggestion of revealing any special technique you may have acquired in combating enemy aircraft be accepted and acted upon for the mutual benefit of us all. 6 June From: Fleet Admiral King. To all officers and men of the United States Armed Forces of the Pa- cific Ocean Areas and of the British Pacific Fleet who took part in achiev- ing victory in the long and difficult campaign for Okinawa hearty congrat- ulations on a job well done. - 27 June From: Admiral Hill I take pleasure in quoting for your information ComThird-Fleet dis- patch. 'To you personally and to all officers and men who have worked heroically and untiringly to bring the Okinawa campaign to its brilliant successful conclusion, well done. Your valiant efforts in the midst of grave danger provide a lasting inspiration to the Fleet. Halsey'. Hill Page twenty-six From: Commander Mine Squadron Five. To: Commanding Officer, U.S.S. Henry A. Wiley CDM-295 Subject: Commendation. 1. This command has recently received from the Commander Minecraft, U. S. Pacific Fleet, a Commendation which is quoted in part as follows: The Commander Minecraft, Pacific Fleet, takes pleasure in commending the Commander Mine Squadron Five, and through him the officers and men under his command, for outstanding performance of duty as Com- mander of the task group of minesvveepers engaged in the amphibious assault operation at lheya Shima, Okinawa Gunto. The effective application of professional skill, ingenuity and seaman- ship are reflected in the precise planning of the minesweeping phase. The courage and determination displayed in the execution of this phase While facing determined Japanese air attacks are indicative of a high quality of leadership. 2. This command also takes pleasure in expressing extreme appreciation for the Wholehearted cooperation and careful devotion to duty extended by you and the officers and men under your command. This command Would deem it a pleasure to serve with your ship in any future operation to come. 3. It is requested that the above expressions of appreciation and com- mendation be conveyed to your officers and men. Page twenty seven Ali W QED 05398 3 Z A X I-'41 Ggwm Left to Right: lst Row: Lt. fjgj Moothart, Lt. Simmons, Lt. Merz, Comdr. Bjarnason, Lt. Comdr. Sellers, Lt. Aquilani, Lt. fjgj Walker, Lt. fjgj Kanner, Lt. Varneyg 2nd Row: Lt. fjgl Cokefair, Lt. fjgj Thayer, Lt. Mason, Lt. Cjgl Mitchell, Lt. Blundon, Lt. Cjgl Wilshin, Lt.fjgD Farnsworth, Lt. fjgj Markham, Lt. Cjgj Bally 3rd Row: Lt. Cjgj Fleming, Lt. Cjgb Hamilton, Lt. Staplin, Lt. fjgj Brorein. we amp Left to Right: lst Row: Tinsley May Rauch Duncan E11 fl ' Row: Cannon, I-Iornquist, Rode i 12, F , G' , ' ' .e Ot' Gallbeffcf kos? 4th ROW: Wendt, Davidsonr c oss, 1annett1, Moore, 3rd Row. Olive Dauphinaisgi 2nd r, Ayres, Gianna- Page thirty Qmdfb' Left to Right: lst Row: McNulty, Chastain, Mahoney, Bost, Ayres, Farrell, McCarthy, Cel- linig 2nd Row: Chiles, Russell, Vincent, Gibbons, Downing, Hills, 3rd Row: Lewis, Gladney, Tid- more, 4th Row: Kornegay, Bender, Ray. Left to Right: lst Row: Lt. fjgj Hamilton, Hoover, Ettlinger, O'Connor, Nardy, Potter, Rol- R Ch ' larcz k, Peacock, Schoolmaster, Fanning, ognese, Harper, Delaney, Lt. Aquilanig 2nd ow: nne y Johnson, W. E., Quinn, Rodgers, G. G., Moring, Page thirty-one 2nd Row: Babbino, Martin, H. G., Proulx, Klee, Warden, Barbitta, Sesczlla, Lambeft, Lt. fjgl Ball, 3rd Row: Letford, Volpe, Kinnaird, Armstrongg Eason, Capshaw, Lowe, 4th Row, Eaton Crow, 5th Row. Davls, J. W., Glover, Koons. A , Left to Right: lst Row: A he lo , L t ' . , l F., Mahon, Donmoyer, Davis? R1?f:ing3f11?clA Roawlffzolllff Elchols, C2 D., Znd' ROW' Wheat' Makos' Hall , B d , N ' o. H., D1Be110g 4th Row: Polifrone, Campbell, rlfiyfertinf Hman DIHOH' Nethelland' Daniels' Page thirty-two - Left to Right: lst Row: Baker, C. D., Elliott, Cashera, Frank, Younff Palermo Leveringg 6 .V Left to Right: lst Row: Lightsey, Hesse, Byrnes, 2nd Row: Moore, J. A., Frederick, Tippy, Grirnshaw, Schroer, Kisabeth, Collins, Benton, Hall, J. S., Matesic, Lafler, Lt. fjgl Flemingg 3rd Row: Hawk, Groff, Whippler. Left to Right: lst Row: Ferry, Thompson, W. L., Hall, H. H., Towery, Harrison, Varounis, Aretzg 2nd Row: Brackney, Brooks, Turcotte, Carter, Mumaughg 3rd Row: W1nf1eld, Moore, J. C., Scaficchia. Page thirty-three Gam 2' Left to Right: lst Row: Lt. Mason, Lt. fjgj Brorein, Robards, Duncan, Zinzow, Lt. fjgl Thayer, Jr., Lt. fjgj Moothartg 2nd Row: Oliver, Stitz, Olenek, Crnjarich, Daniels, R. E., Beall, Sedivi, Draffin, May, 3rd Row: Johnson, R. A., Anglin, Shaner. Left to Right: lst Row: Lt. fjgj Mitchell, Jr., Jac bs , R ' k T 1 r B h ' - 2nd Row: Witaszek, Brown, Patterson, Julsrud, O'NeCillgO1grd R1o1vifl?1EJavanaa3,:gl?1,,Hoigq3Et, glilaiigl Page thirty-four l 5 :za - K I c F Left to Right: lst Row: Gabbert, Alley, Rogers, W. E., Williams, Bellings, Kirkwood, Mc- Carroll, Belanger, Carman, Lamberth, Davidson, 2nd Row: Lt. Varney, Seeley, Fleming, Gilbert, Sloan, Waak, Bias, Curtin, Bish, Murray, Ambrosselli, Lt- fjgl Markham, 3rd Row: Chioccar- iello, Danyliw, Price, L. C., Marr. l , l Y l 1 , Left to Right: lst Row: Wiedner, Morrison, Shore, Finley, Rands, Luseg 2nd ROW! Rallfih, Nichols, H. L., Luger, Schrarnin, Nelson, R. E., Mauriello, Jackson, Forsdlck, Litton, Giannakosg 3rd Row: Henchel, Foust, Cantin. Page thirty-jive X l I i v I 1 I 5 I 5-, 4, iw ii , , 1 1' il' 219 rf' Ll Qi 'z l i l w il ' w N, . .11 1 l, 311 ,l Z 25' Left to Right: 1st Row: Senn, Copple, Irby, Arbuckle, Elleflot, Wheeler, Lt. Cjgl Walker Dauphinais, Van Artz, Casciola, Leonard, 2nd Row: Blunt, Vondung, Whyte, Fox, Maronn Hathaway, Mayonne, Wilcox, Barber, 3rd Row: King, M. T., Smith, Clark. i i 1 Left to Right: lst Row: Gnivecki, Evans, Lamb' 2nd Row' Adams Hansen P t H 'k' Runnings, Johnston Tool, 3rd Row: Bauman, M in 1 S ff , ' run Y' at ins' erill, Piscorg 4th Row: Ottey, Ferris, Ouellette. C Ouga , C ar , Carey' Stutts' Suuwan' Plck- Page thirty-six , x L 'J' 'ef' , ' ' 'Ai , 0, 'rf-'-1: ' ---:.f A---7--w-f-.V-- - YY Y 0 fb' Left to Right: lst Row: Jarmuth, Martin, J. C., Miller, Norris, Fisher, Wallace, B. F., Hapke, Horner, 2nd Rojv: Lt. .Potter, Wendt, Watts, Zimmerman, Burdo, Chell, Caples, Falls, Nelson, W. H., G1annett1, Lt. Cjgj Farnsworth: 3rd Row: Linus, Cornelius, Seman, Hespelein, Schroeder, Gerg, D'Alo1se, Nixon, Gasner, Syzdek. Left to Right: lst Row: Chambers, Morandi, Scott, Ross, Tucker, 2nd Row: Lt. Merz, Lt. fjgj Cokefair, Buckley, Dorr, Mowrey, Roderick, King, C. E., Jr., Motter, Lindahl, Lt. fjgl Wilshin, Lt. Blundon, Jr., 3rd Row: Nutt, Tyler, Higgins, Baker, M. A., Hausman, Jacobs, DeSollar, Leg- gett, 4th Row: Fairley, Owens, Kovach. Page thirty-seven saw, We Alealzfh Left to Right: lst Row: Cook, Chapman, J. J., Lt. Simmons, Coggins, Harris, 2nd Row: Jones, Caldwell, Thompson, R. H., Conwillg 3rd ROW: Jamerson, Curtis, Dawson, Walton. Left to Right' lst Row' Bufkin Jennings Wilderson Goulas Lt Q 0' K - - - . , , , , . job anner, Plotka, Burns, giaailigger, Foss, 2nd Row: Pickens, Daley, Carlberg, Keller, Waltz, Hoffman, James, Boyce, 1 c e . Page thirty-eight +i MOUNT 1 MOUNT 3 GUN 44 MOUNT 2 GUN 43 Page thirty-nfme GUN 41 GUN 42 GUN 21 AND 23 GUN 22 AND 24 GUN 26 AND 28 GUN 25 AND 27 Pave forty ' 1L.3x...Z:,.' ...L ' - ,.,.14' WHEELS PING .IOCKEYS DIAL TWISTERS RADIO GIRLS SKIVIE WAVERS MORE RADIO GIRLS PEN PUSHERS .3 X .,,,,1 AUXILIARY GANG SPARKS FWD. FIRE ROOM FWD. ENGINE ROOM AFT. FIRE ROOM AFT. ENGINE ROOM Page forty-two Sv E PILL PUSHERS KEYS STOMACH ROBBERS STEWARDS SHARP SHOOTERS EGG LAYERS Page fmty-three BOOK STAFF Page forty-four COMMODORE AND STAFF THE WILEY TRIO FIGHTER DIRECTORS THE SKIPPER IWO SKIPPER THE SCORE BOARD LOADING AMMO PRESENTATIONS Page forty-five 1 l V I. N. 1. W E. sy- my N fi! 4+ in 'rw .lv M 'N U 3 Y N V VI ,il W bl iff l ' H N 3 Y F , ' I . 1 I I sw 9 E 3 , 'f M 1.1 ,., I 11 w, I-. USUKI WAN AMMO THE MIGHTY CREW ULITHI BEER PARTY ig USUKI SCAVENGERS ga Page forty-six MIM 1, 1 KERAMA RETT0 IWO ULITHI BEER E X P I. 0 S I 0 N Page forty-seve C? QX gg? F HWS 6943386 S W cw 2 4 fi 'XS' fifi X 9y eww. COMMANDER P. H. BJARNASON, U. S. NAVY SAN DIEGO, CALIF. gc 3: ag 3: Dk :Ir COMMANDER ROBERT E. GADROW, U. S. NAVY Q31 August, 1944, 17 March, 19451 PEACEDALE, R. I. Zmeculiae UWM LIEUTENANT. COMMANDER H. V. SELLERS, Jr., U. S. NAVY BAXLEY, GEORGIA Pk as wk 2:1 wk :xc WHILE ACTING AS FLAGSHIP FOR THE COMMANDER MINE DIVISION EIGHT C? CAPTAIN HENRY J. ARMSTRONG, U. S. NAVY SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH - - - SANTA ANA, CALIF. Pk PIC Pk if Pk 414.7 e ' offm LIEUTENANT Cjgj A. G. SACHTLEBEN, U. S. N. R. TEANECK,N.l ik Pk Pk 'F if ik 416.7 eww 51.4, CANNON, R- A-, CY ...................................................... ....... C olumbus, Ga TIN SLEY, R., CSM ........ BRYANT, B. M., RM1c Hartford, Conn Pepperel, Ala HJENNINGS, W- L-, StM1c ..... ..... I ndianapolis, Ind Page fifty FIGHTER DIRECTUR TEAMS C28 June, 1945 - 25 August, 19455 Lieutenant R. H. Deiss ....... Lieutenant Cjgj L. H, Fry ,,--,.,, -----,- Enslgn F. W. Fa1s ...,- ,.,,,, - , C. A. Keller, RdM3c ....... R. W. Rice, RdM3c ..,... G R. H. Peters, RdM3c ...., D .... . J. O'Neill, RT3c ..... W. G. Richardson, RM3c ........ -. C17 Aug Lieutenant W. R. Staplin Ensign R. F. Guthrie ...... J. W. Gardner, RdM2c ....... G. R. Lavarierre, RdM3c K. N. West, RdM3c ....... R. O. Thomas, S1c ,....... A. A. Longo, RT2c ....... . A. Sawyer, RdM3c ....., ,,,,,,- Twin Falls, Idaho Ann Arbor, Michigan Cedar Rapids, Iowa Memphis, Tennessee Covington, Kentucky Wausau, Wisconsin Bristol, Virginia Saratoga Springs, N. Y. Louisville, Kentucky Dk :lf F14 Pk PK ust, 1945 - 19 September, 19455 Utica, New York Cleveland Heights, Ohio Garden City, Kansas Lawrence, Mass. Holly Springs, Arkansas Macon, Georgia Hartford, Conn. Page fifty-one ,,W,,wWmii3 THF E reported aboard the U S S Henry A Wlley 1n San Dlego Callfornla no sea bag records or I D Card He was d1rty skmny surly and all 1n all he pre sented a very unm1l1tary appearance He d1dnt say much so all hands left h1m alone for a wh1le after he was squared away w1th a bunk and locker The Shlp was gettlng underway and one new boot was Just another guy around as far as the busy crew was concerned The boot was ass1gned to the f1rst d1 v1s1on and Nardy R P BM2c from Cleveland Oh1o was h1s boss About the only t1me the boot was seen was 1n the chow l1ne or on the forecastle We found out that h1S name was Brown but h1s clumsy efforts got h1m the nlckname Half h1tch and the name stuck After a Week or two at sea and the newcomer s records were 1n order as well as Chlef Yeoman Moore could flgure out from what he had to work on the Captam sent for Brown No one knew what to expect as Half h1tch was a stowaway more or less although a legal one Nardy knocked off work and went up to the br1dge wlth h1m He sorta felt responslble for the boot and flgured he B007 could put 1n a good word for h1m as Half h1tch had taken h1s sesslon of sea slckness l1ke a good sallor found some sealegs somewhere and had developed 1nto a number one plane spotter The br1dge gang knocked off dr1nk1ng mud and kept a weather eye on the sh1ps ahead easlng close to the Old Mans cha1r on the port w1ng of the forward part of the br1dge Lt Comdr Sellers our Exec was talkmg earnestly to the Captam who was look1ng through Brown s serv1ce record The Exec l1ked Brown and was really g1v1ng h1m a bulld up Nardy reported w1th Half h1tch and stepped back anx1ously awaltmg the verdlct Brown 1n best naval trad1t1on was spotlessly clean and duly respectful He stepped forward two paces and Walt ed for the Captam to speak The Old Man looked h1m over Wlth a stern eye that was bores1ghted for 5000 yards He had a reputat1on for be1ng plenty tough on occaslons l1ke these and those watch1ng the two of them were anxlous to see the outcome Suddenly he gr1n ned Everyone relaxed It seemed that he l1ked dogs Page fifty fwo 6 . COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER Lt. Cjgj F. Moothart, U S N R Madison, S. D. Lt. fjgl W. J. Brore U S N R Tampa, Fla. Lt. Cjgj D. K. Fl g U S N R. Houston, Tex fbepaabnenl NAVIGATOR Lieut. J. S. Mason, U. S. N Wellesley, M Lt. Cjgb E. A. Mt l11lJ U. S. N. R Washington, D C Lt. Cjgj G. C. Th y J U. S. N. R. Brooklyn, N. Y. R DUNCAN, D. C., CQM .................................................................... Benton, Ark. MAY, R. R., CRM ............... O ge, Iow MooRE, J. A., CY ................................................................... .. C cord, N. H. OLIVER H, P., CSOM ,,,-,.-,.,,.,,,,.,.,..,. , ,,,,,,,,,.,.,..........,,.. R d d Beach, Calif. HORNQUIST, F. D., CSM .................................................... Packwood, Wash- BYRNES J G CQM ANGLIN W M S1 ARETZ J E RdM3 BEALL R W RdM3 BENTON E J RTS BENHAM J A BRACKNEY D H RF3 BROOKS R S RdM2 BROW R M Yk hgt l tdC , , ,, ,,,-,,,,,,,,,,,,,.,,,,,,,,,.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,..........,,...,.. New or ,N. 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HAWK, R, Mg S13 ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,--,,,,,,, ........................ W illiamstown, Pa. HENDRICKSON, F. M., RdM3c Springfield G'dns, L. I., N. Y. HESSE, W. R., RdM3c ................... .................... F ayetteville, W- Va. JACOBSON, E. M., RM3c ....... . JOHANSEN, O. N., Sic ...... . JOHNSON, R. A., SMSC ...... - JULSRUD, O. L., RM1C ......... KISABETH, O. E., S0M2c ..... . LAFLER, A. R., SOMSC ........ LIGHTSEY, W. R., S10 ........ MATESIO, M., QMSC ....... - MILNR, A. G., RdM2c ...... - MOORE, J. O., Y3c ................ MUMAUGH, J. N., RT2c ...... - OLENEK. J. V., SMSC ....... O'NEILL, D. J., RT3c ........ .... . .. PATTERSON, J. L., Slc .............. RICHARDSON, W. G., RM3c RORARDS, H. s., Jr., SOMSC -- ROMANIOK, R. A., Yzc ...... SCAFFICHIA, M. J., Slc ..... . SOHROER, c. K., RM3c ...... - SEDIVI, J. L., SM2c ........... SEVENE, G. O., RM3c ........ SHANER, R. M., QM3c ....... - STITZ, K. W., RT2c ........... TAYLOR, D. R., RT2c ....... THOMPSON, W. L., SOMSC ..... . TIPPY, T. H., SOMSC ........... - TOWERY, W. H., RdM3c ........ TUROOTTE, L. P., SOMQC ........ VAROUNIS, J., RM3c .............. WHITEHEAD, W. R., RT1c .... WINFIELD, B. M., Slc ......... WIPPLER, J. T., Slc ....... WITAZEK, J. H., Slc ......... ZINZOW, W. A., QM3c ....... Page fif 1521-fvw Appleton, Wis. Wilmington, Mass. Lexington, Ky. Rushford, Minn. Fostoria, Ohio Lockport, N. Y. Bay Springs, Miss. Lorain, Ohio Barre, Vt. Franklinton, N. C. Indianapolis, Ind. New York, N. Y. Saratoga Springs, N. Y. Charlotte, N. C. Louisville, Ky. ..,, Dansville, N. Y. Paterson, N. J. Fitchburg, Mass. W. Los Angeles, Calif. Philadelphia, Pa. Waterbury, Vt. Allentown, Pa. Philadelphia, Pa. Chimney Rock, N. Y. Silverton, Ohio Decker, Ind -. ..... Atlanta, Ga Bristol, Conn Lowell, Mass San Pedro, Calif Brooklyn, N. Y New York, N. Y W. Warren, Mass Caldwell, N. J Gan ' ancf f25e,p.af1lmenf FIRST LIEUTENANT Lieutenant D. D. Aquilani, U. S. N. R. Ogden, Iowa Lt. Cjgj E. E. Ball, II, U. S. N. R. Lt. Cjgb J. C. Hamilton, U. S. N. R. New Haven, Conn. Larchmont, N. Y. AYRES, J. A., CBM ................ ARMSTRONG, J. E., S10 ASHENBRENNER, R. A., Cox BABBINO, W. J., S10 ................... BAKER, 0. D., S20 .............,..,.. RARRITTA, 0. A., Sic ....,... BENDER, L. M., Cox .......... BIEDERMAN, H., S10 ........ BOLOGNESE, J. A., S10 RONIN, L. 0., Sic ..,,....... RoST,D.0.,RM1C ,... - ..... . CAMPBELL, H., S10 .....,. CAPSHAW, J. D., S20 .......... CASCHERA, M. A., S20 CELLINI, A. J., S10 .............. CHAPMAN, J. W., S10 ....... CHASTAIN, J. D., Jr., S10 ..... CHILES, W. V., SF30 ................. CHMIELARCYZK, E. L., S10 ...... 0oFFEY, R. L., SFSC ............. CROW, R. H., S10 ................. DANIEL, C. H., S20 ..... DAVIS, J. w., S20 ....... DAVIS, R. L., S10 ........ DELANEY, J. P., S10 ..... DI BELLO, A., S10 ...... Norfolk, Va. Grand River, Ohio Philadelphia, Pa. Brooklyn, N. Y. Portland, Ore. Ozone Park, N. Y. Torrance, Calif. Oriskany Falls, N. Y. New Haven, Conn. Woonsocket, R. I. Cramerton, N. C. Greendale, Va. Lumber City, Ga. Williamsport, Pa. Williamsport, Pa. -- Centralia, Ill. Atlanta, Ga. Atlanta, Ga. Mt. View, N. J. Lenoir, N. C. Newton, N. C. Atlanta, Ga. .. Allred, Tenn. Homaker, Va. Roxbury, Mass. St. Louis, Mo. Page fiffZl'fl'U DILLON, J. J., Slc ............. DONMOYER, C. E., Slc ....... DOWNING, W. C., Slc ...... EASON, O. W., S10 ,,.1.... - EATON, M. E., S10 ...M... . ELLIOTT, H. L., S2c ........ ETTLINGER, R., S10 ........ EANNING, M. J., Slc ....... EARRELL, G. A., BM2c .... . FRANK, D. L., C010 .......... . GIRRONS, J. J., Slc ..... - OLADNEY, A. S., S10 ...... GLOVER, J. T., Slc ..... - HALL, E., Slc ................ HARPER, E. M., S1c ...... - HILLS, R. W., S10 .......... HOOVER, R. L., S10 ..... - JOLLY, R. G., S10 ............... JOHNSON, W. E., S10 .......... KINNAIRD, T. M. Jr., CM2c KLEE, J. W., Slc ........................ KOONS, E. E. S10 ................ KORNEGAY, R. M., S10 .... . LAMRERT, D. D., Slc .....,. . LAYTON, R. E., BM2c ...... . LETFORD, T. E., Cox ...... . LEVERING, W. S., S10 ...... . Boston, Mass. Lebanon, Pa. Philadelphia, Pa. Charlotte, N. C. Woonsocket, R. I. Gainesville, Ga. Woodside, L. I., N. Y. New Orleans, La. Pontiac, Mich. Ithaca, N. Y. Brooklyn, N. Y. Cardele, Ga. Hampton, Tenn. Chester, Pa. Robertsdale, Ala. Florence, Ala. Beckley, W. Va. Chesnee, S. C. Lexington, N. C. Almond, Wis. Cincinnati, Ohio Red Lion, Pa. Goldsboro, N. C. Lenoir, N. C. Rocky Mount, N. C. Lowell, Mass. Ephrata, Pa. LEWIS, V. P., Slc ................ .,... G ainesville, Ga. LIBERTINI, D. J., Slc ........ .......,,. B altimore, Md. LOWE, H., Slc .......................................................................... Olive Hill, Tenn. MAHON W E Slc ............. MAHONEY R T SF1c MAKOS F Slc MARTIN H G Sic McCARTHY J H Slc McDONOUGH E P Slc MCNULTY J B Jr Slc MEADOWS F Cox MITCHELL J M S2c MORING B E Slc MUHR F A Slc NARDY R P BM2c NETHERLAND C F c NEWTON E G Slc NICHOLS C D BM2c NORRIS C Slc OCONNOR J T Cox Page jifty sim Cincinnati Ohio M1ltOH Mass Bethlehem Pa Ephrata Pa Brooklyn N Y Upper Darby Pa Philadelphia Pa Beckley W Va Pine Bluff Ark Philadelphia Pa Cleveland Ohio Atlanta Ga Greenville S C Oneonta N Y New Castle Ind Jersey City N J 7 ' '9 ------------- ----------- ----------------- ---------- a . , . ., .......................................................... , . , ., ........................................................................ , . a ' 'a - ---------- --------------------------- ----------- ----------- ----- ---- p ' 7 ' -7 ----------------------------------------------------- - --.--- , 0 0 7 - -, ---------------------------- ------ ------------------- - - - , 0 . . y 0 'Q 0, -------------------------------------4---------- --...... , 0 9 'p ---------------- ----- -4-- -------------------------------------- - y - - , . ., ..... ....................................... ........ .... 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Mansfield, Mo. Greensboro, Vt. Augusta, Ga. RUSSELL, S. L., S10 ................... - ............ Dennis, Miss SCHOOLMASTER, R. R., S10 Fairport, N. Y. SESCILA, R. T., S10 ..................... ....... A mherst, Ohio TIDMORE, J. L., Jr., S10 ......... ...... M oundsville, Ala. VINCENT, W. M., S10 ....... ....... C annelton, Ind. VOLPE, F. J., S10 ................ .- Greenfield, Mass. WARDEN, D. E., Jr., S10 ...,.... WHEAT, H. D., Jr., sic ...,.. YOUNG, W. N., COX ......... . Martin's Ferry, Ohio Gaffney, S. C. New Braunfels, Texas Page fifty seven I ENGINEERING OFFICER Lieutenant Cjgl W B Walker U S N Lt L B Varney U S N R Lt Cigj T B Markham, U. S. N. North Windham Maine Salt Lake City Utah GABBERT CEM DAVIDSON J T CWT DAUPHINAIS D J CB RAUCH H C CMM GIANNAKOS M F CMM ELLEFLOT S H CEM BELANGER R J CWT ALLEY K R M10 AMBROSELLI M J F20 ARBUCKLE G R MM1c BARBER M MM20 BAUMAN E F F20 BELLINGS B B F10 BIAS J W F10 BISH C D Jr EM30 BLUNT J T MM20 BREITENBACH J H F10 CANTIN A D F10 CAREY C J F10 CARMAN R D WT20 CASCIOLA G MM30 CHIOCCARIELLO M F10 CLARK W D F10 COPPLE G D MM30 CULP J D Jr F10 CURTIN J E WT20 DANYLIW W MM20 Page fifty ezght Dearborn, Mich. Taft, Tenn. Forestville, Conn. Davenport, Iowa - Pittsburgh, Pa. - Tacoma, Wash. Union, N. J. Kansas City, Mo. Utica, N. Y. Kokomo, Ind. Steelton, Pa. Indianapolis, Ind. -- Dubuque, Iowa Salamanca, N. Y. Transfer, Pa. Cuba, Mo. Williamsport, Pa. Fall River, Mass. Jackson, Mich. Troy, Pa. San Diego, Calif. - Brooklyn, N. Y. Port Ewen, N. Y. Hastings, Neb. Lemay, Mo. Chicago, Ill. Chester, Pa ..... 5 , W. R., ..................................... ..,, , . ADAMS, J. R., F20 ............................................... ......... P hiladelphia, Pa. 4 EVANS, T. A., Flc ...... FERRIS, M. P., MM2c ..... FINLEY, S. V., EM2c ...... - FLEMING, S. J., Flc ...... FORSDICK, E. R., Flc ...... - FOUST, R. E., WT3c ....... FOS, H. R., Flc ..,,,.,,,,,,.,,,,, GILBERT, R. R., Jr., M2c ..... - GNIVECKI, E. L., Flc ....... GREGAN, S. N., WT3c ...... St. Paul, Minn Unio-ntown, Pa Detroit, Mich New Bedford, Mass Waltham, Mass Pine Bluff, Ark Chicago, Ill Los Angeles, Calif Mishawaka, Ind Cleveland, Ohio HANSEN, A-, FIC ......-..... ..... . .... C hicago, Ill. H., ..,.,,,., ------'.--- C antgn, C HATHAWAY, W. R., F213 ...... ,,-.-- E lm City, N, C, HENCHEL, F. A., MM2c ...... ,,,,,, W atertown, Mass, IRBY, W. O., MM2c ................ ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,-, O cilla, Ga JACKSON, J. F., Jr.,F10 ....... JOHNSTON, J., WT3c ........ Rocky Mount, N. C Randolph, Mass. KING, M. T., F 2C ...... . ...... ........ C larendon, Texas KIRKWOOD, H., FIC ....... ..........,,,, D enver, Colo. LAMB, W. R., Flc .................. ........... W aynesboro, Va. LAMBERTH, D. M., Flc ...... LATIMER, W. S., Jr., WT1c LEONARD, F. G., Flc ............. LITTON, W. O., F2c ............. LUGAR, A. R., WT2c ..,,,. LUSE, 1. R., MM3c .......... MADDEN, J. T., MM2c ..... MARONN, C. M., Flc ....... MARR, R. A., F20 .................. MAYONE, A. M., MM1c ......... MOCARROLL, F. B., Jr., Flc M0DOUGAL, W. A., MM2c ........ MOGILIAN, T. W., WT10 MORRISON, E., F20 ............ MURRAY, R., MM2c ...... NELSON, R. E., F10 ....... NICHOLS, H. L., F20 ...,.. Wichita Falls, Texas Bristol, Tenn Mitchell, La. Jersey City, N. J. Wells, Minn. Waldorf, Minn Bristol, Conn Millis, Mass Kingston, N. Y. Alliance, Neb. Anderson, S. C. Black Fork, Ark. Jamaica, N. Y. Toledo, Ohio Labelle, Pa. OTTEY, C, R., F20 .,,.,,.,......... ....... B altimore, Md- OUFLLRTTR, P. F., F20 ....... ....-.---.- . --,ChiSl101m, Me- PISCOR, J. R., Jr., MM2c ...... -----. L 11116 Rlvef, S- C- PRICE, L. O., EM2c ....... - PRUNTY, J. T., FM20 ..... - RANDS, W. F., EM20 ........ ROGERS, W. F., WT3c ........ - RUNNINGS, W. D., WT1c .......- ---------- SCHARFF, J. A., MM1c ....... SCHRAMM, A., MM1c ......... Loch, Pa. Cleveland, Ohio Columbus, Mont. Middletown, Ohio Des Moines, Iowa Conshohocken, Pa. New Brunswick, N. J. Page fifty mne SEELEY, R. E., EM3c ...... Quincy, Mass SENN, G., MMI-Bc ............ ............. N orth, S. C SHORE, L., F2c ......... ' -- ..... Philadelphia, Pa SLOAN, T. O., WT3c ..... ........ E ast Point, Ga SMITH, H,. MM3c ............... ............. A lgonac, Mich STUTTS, D. E., MM1c ......... ....... B lythesville, Ark SULLIVAN, J. W., MM2c ........ ....... S pringfield, Mass TOOL, W. F., WT3c ............... .............. M arion, Ind VAN ARTZ, R. T., MM3c .......... ...... N ew York, N. Y VONDUNG, E. E., MoMM2c ....... ........ B rooklyn, N. Y WAAK, F. L., MM3c ............ ............ H ooper, Neb WALLACE, I. C., MM1c ...... ....... M emphis, Tenn WHEELER, M. J. EM3c ..... ....... D ade City, Fla WHYTE, R. M., WT3c ...... -- ............... Aurora, Ill WIEDNER, H. H., F10 ..... .............. B rentwood, Mo WILCOX, I. P., MM3c ......... Old Saybrook, Conn WILLIAMS, M. F., F20 ...... Page sixty Pulaski, Va I I 4 I I I 1 I I I 1 I I I I I l 1 I ! I I I I Uacfnance l GUNNERY OFFICER L eutenant C. F. Merz, U. S. N Battle Creek, Michiga MINING OFFICER ASSISTANT GUNNERY Lt. L. A. Potter, U. s. N. R OFFICER ,Long Beach, Calif. Lt. M. Blundon, Jr., U. S. N R Charleston, West Va. ASSISTANT MINING OFFICER ASSISTANT GUNNERY Lt. Cjgl W. A. Farnsworth, OFFICER U. S. N. R. Lt. Cjgb J. P. Cok f U S N R Lexington, Mass. Montclair, N. J. ASSISTANT GUNNERY OFFICER Lt. Cjgj D. G. Wilshin, U. S. Navy BAKER, M. A., Jr., GM2 C ........ BUCKLEY, J. M., Slc ......... F D FC3c BURDO, . ., ........... - CALFEE, W. A., GM1c ....... CAPLES, N. P., GM3c ......... CHAMBERS, M. R., Slc CHELL. M. A., MN1c .... . CORNELIUS, E. L., S20 D'ALOISE, J. M., GM1c - R Baltimore, Md ochester, N. Y Clare, Mich W Jay, Fla estminster, Md - Detroit, Mich Maltowa, Minn Mobile, Ala a ara Falls, Ng N.Y Page ty DE soLLAR, D., FC3c ....,.,. .... - DORR, E. T., GM2c .........?.... ...,,M - FAIRLEY, G. J., Jr., S10 ,.,,,, ,... - FALLS, F. E., S10 ............ - FISHER, A. E., MN10 ...... ..... GASNER, R. R., S10 ..... GERG, J. J., F020 ............ HAPKE, R. H., FC3c ........ HAUSMAN, L. W., F020 ......... ....... HEINKEL, o. J., GM3c ....... HESPELEIN, G. E., S10 ..... . HIGGINS, W. F., FC3c ........ HoRNER, W. R., S10 ..... . JACOBS, H. W., MN3c .......... . JARMUTH, E. 0., GM3c ........ .... . KING, 0. E., Jr., MN2c ........ . KOVACH, J. S., S10 ......... . LEGGETT, G. R., S10 ...... Beardstown, Ill San Francisco, Calif. Baltimore, Md Florence, Ala Saugus, Mass - Spring Green, Wis Bainbridge, N. Y Buffalo, N. Y Washington, Mo St. Paul, Minn Pittsfield, Mass Elizabeth, N. 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C ovington, Va SEMAN, A., GMSC ..................... ....., T hompson, Pa STEINHAUSER, E. F., FC3c ....... ...... I rvington, N, J SWANSON, J., GM2c .............. ......... S an Diego, Calif SYZDEK, M. A., MN2c ........ TEAGUE, R. J., S10 ........ Amsterdam, N. Y - ........ Cartersville, Ga TUCKER, W. E., S10 ......... ............ D etroit, Mich TYLER, R. R., GM3c ........... ....... R ochester, N. Y WALLACE, B. F., GM1c ........ ........ D etroit, Mich WATTS, G. M., Slc .................. ........ M illersburg, Pa ZIMMERMAN, R. C., S10 Page sixty-two Sunbury, Pa SUPPLY OFFICER MEDICAL OFFICER Lt Ugb E B Kanner U S N R Lt M F Simmons, U. S. Navy BI'00k1Yn N Y Decatur Ga. NNN WXXQQN FOSS, T. W., CCS ....... BOYCE, J. K., SC3c .......... BUFKIN, L. M., Stlc ,........ BURNS, H. R., StM1c ..,..... CALDWELL, J., StM1c ..,..,..,,,, CARLBERG, W. L., Bkr2c CHAMPMAN, J. J., PhM1c CONWILL, O. J., Slc ...,..,,....... COGGINS, J. B., SK3c ....... COOK, H. S., Slc ........... CURTIS, A. J., S2c ........... DALEY, J. L., SKD2c ....,,...... DAVVSON, W. D., SSML2c - GALLAGHER, K. E., SK1c GOULAS, S. D., SC3c .............. HARRIS, L., Bkr3c .................. HOFFMAN, W. L., SC2c . ..... . JAMERSON, W. L., Ck3c - JAMES, J. C., SSMB3c ..... - KELLER, W. L., PhM2c MOORE, W. H., Slc ........ - PICKENS, H. E., Slc ....., - PLOTKA, L., PhM2c ....... - SCEALF, v. L., szc ...,...,... SCHULZE, C. E., scac ....... SWIENTAL, P., Bkr2c ............. THOMPSON, R. H., StM1c WALTON, C. S., Slc ,,,,,,,.. WALTZ, M. w., scic ............... WILKERSON, J. T., StM1c X S S X X X Bend, Ore. Flint, Mich. Cleveland, Miss. Louisville, Ky. Richmond, Vt. lVIinneapolis, Minn. Milan, Tenn. Fulton, Miss. - Granite Falls, N. C. Gaffney, S. C. Hudson, N. C. Washington, D. C. Bridgeport, Conn. Morgantown, W. Va. Lowell, Mass. ........... Carlisle, Ky. Waterloo, Iowa Indianapolis, Ind. Rominger, N. C. Brooklyn, N. Y. Norfolk, Va Blue Springs, Miss. Milwaukee, Wis. - Chattanooga, Tenn. Selma, Calif. 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