Henry Wilson (DDG 7) - Naval Cruise Book

Text from Pages 1 - 136 of the 1975 volume:

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Additional sea tours have been as Weapons Officer in USS HARWOOD (DD-861). Engineering Officer in USS SEMMES {DDG-18) and Assistant Fleet Intelligence Officer of Commander United States SIXTH Fleet. Shore duty has consisted of professional education at the Naval Destroyer School, Newport, R.I., the Defense Intelligence School, Washington, D.C., and a year of study at the USAF Air Command and Staff College in Montgomery, Alabama. He holds a sub- specialty designation in Defense Intelligence. FROM THE COMMANDING OFFICER USS HENRY B. WILSON ■s operations with the United States SEVENTH Fleet in the Western Pacific demonstrated anew the flexibility, mobility and capability of the guided missile destroyer. WILSON steamed into the proud pages of Naval history during this deployment. Operations EAGLE PULL and FREQUENT WIND saw the successful evacuation of thousands of United States citizens from the jaws of im- minent disaster in Cambodia and Vietnam and the rescue of tens of thousands of refugees from the sea. For these actions and countless others, thousands of people are alive today thanks to your superb teamwork. Our proudest moments together will forever be associated with our successful recovery of the SS MAYAGUEZ and her crew from Cambodian Navy hi- jackers. Shining through this fierce combat action was the performance of our armed gig, whose intrepid heroes risked their lives against a formidable foe to ensure the safe evacuation of our Marines from Kas Tang Island. Every patriot in our nation thrilled when WILSON an- nounced to the world that the entire crew of the MAYAGUEZ was safely aboard the WILSON. The Cambodians and other would-be pirates were given a painful lesson for having dared to seize an American Flag vessel on the high seas. When not working hard and fighting hard we played hard in Manila, Hong Kong, Olongapo, Kaohsiung, Yokosuka, Adak, Esquimalt and Vancouver. In joint operations with the navies of Philippines, Great Britain, Thailand, Australia, New Zealand and the Republic of China you made major contributions to strengthening the free worlds capability to deter and defend against other governments who would change our way of life by force, as we saw tragically demonstrated in Cambodia and Vietnam. A ship, particularly a destroyer, reflects the capabilities of the crew which mans her. The magnificent achievements of WILSON during this deployment cruise are your achievements. You were bold, daring, resourceful and always ready for anything no matter how tough the actions. I say to all WILSON men, WELL DONE. CAPTAIN A. M. OSBORNE, USN Commander, Destroyer Squadron SEVENTEEN Captain OSBORNE first served in destroyers as an En- sign in 1953 when he was assigned as Anti-Submarine Warfare and Torpedo Officer in USS AMMEN (DD- 527). During his next tour of sea duty he served as Main Propulsion Assistant in USS BOXER (LPH-4). Subsequent sea tours included Operations Officer in USS DALE (DLG-19). Executive Officer in USS BERKELEY (DDG-15). Commanding Officer of USS BRADLEY (DE-1041) and Surface Operations Officer for Commander Carrier Division THREE. Captain OSBORNE was a plankowner in DALE. Captain OSBORNE has served in a variety of shore assignments including Instructor of Midshipment at the U. S. Naval Academy. Systems Analyst during the programming of the computer system for the National Emergency Command Post Afloat at the Naval Elec- tronics Laboratory. San Diego, and as Head, Surface Junior Officer Assignment Section in the Bureau of Naval Personnel. Staff assignments include duty as Flag Lieutenant to Commander Amphibious Force, Pacific and Special Augmentation Officer to Commander Destroyer Squadron FIFTEEN Staff for the resumption of the Tonkin Gulf patrol in 1964. FROM THE COMMODORE The momentous events which took place during our 1975 deployment with the U. S. SEVENTH Fleet, in the Western Pacific, will long be remembered by each of us. In eight previous deployments to WESTPAC I cannot recall a cruise more exciting and eventful than that dur- ing which I was embarked as Commander Destroyer Squadron SEVENTEEN in the USS HENRY B. WILSON (DDG 7). It has been a pleasure associating with such fine professionals. From SEA FOX through EAGLE PULL. FREQUENT WIND and MAYAGUEZ. HENRY B. WILSON was always at the right spot at the right time. The hallmark of a successful unit of the SEVENTH Fleet has got to be combat readiness. You have proved your readiness and your professional ability. It does me great honor to have served with you. DESTROYER SQUADRON SEVENTEEN STAFF Lieutenant Commander Gar- field. Chief Staff Officer left to right YNC Sanland, LCDR Garfield, LT Carter Lieutenant Sipila front to back NCC Mondie. MSI Remos. LT James RMC Toney EXECUTIVE OFFICER Lieutenant Commander T. E. Ferguson SHIP ' S COMPANY ENGINEERING It All Runs On Steam CHIEF ENGINEER Lieutenant Commander F. D. Meyer ' O ' 9 0 The Engineering Department is composed of 5 divisions, M, B, A, E, and R, and is responsible for providing all the services required to operate and fight the ship. First and foremost, M and B Divisions make sure the ship is able to get underway and proceed on whatever duties we are assigned. They also make all our water, operate the Ship ' s Service Turbogenerators to ensure that we have enough electrical and electronic equipment, and provide steam for Hotel services. E Division takes care of the distribution of all the electricity generated, generates some special types of electricity for the weapons systems, operates the gyro compasses and operates the ship ' s entertainment system. A Division keeps us cool in summer and warm in winter and makes sure that the food stays frozen or refrigerated in the reefers. R Divi- sion is the Ship ' s Fix-it Shop who makes repairs as needed throughout the ship. All these divisions together make the ship a living, breathing, working utility and not just a floating mass of steel, aluminum, machinery, and pipes. They are the Heart of the ship, without which the Body cannot function. ((m«99 M ' ' DIVISION Front Row, left to right — DELEON, REISINGER, MC- CORMICK, BARRON, FRENCH Back Row — LTJG GARDEN, STEVENS, DOUGHERTY, MARTH, GREENLEE, RIETER, TOLER, LAMPERT, CAR- TIER, AND MMCS BISHOP Front Row, left to right — MMC GOTCHER, GAMBLE, SHIMANEK, CALLAHAN Back Row — WOMACK, JONES, MILLER, MCARTHUR, RUCKER, BROOKS, BONAPARTE, and BIRZER M DIVISION — The Machinists Mates of M Divi- sion ensure the ship actually goes through the water at the speed ordered by the Officer of the Deck on the bridge. Their watches include the main engine throttles, the main engine itself, the evaporators which provide the crew as well as the main plant with fresh water, and the ship ' s generators which provide the ship with electricity. In addition to standing at least 8 hours of watch per day while underway, they work to maintain their machinery so the WILSON can go anywhere it is ordered to go at any time. FN MCARTHUR at 2 Main Throttle Board MM2 Miller, EN2 Gilbert, MMCS Bishop, and FN McArthur react to an imposed emergency during Casualty Control Drill These pictures were taken during one of WILSON ' s Shipboard Casualty Control Drills. These drills are used to test and maintain readiness of Engineering Personnel in all possible emergency situations. Drills cover such emergencies as Boiler failure, steering loss, fires, electrical shock and shorting, loss of electrical load, personnel loss, and all phases of damage control. Ensign Freeman gives FN Lampert instructions as the XO, MMC Sculawl, and LCDR Meyer act as observers during one of the drills. COKE has something for everybody — especially FN OLSON MMCS Bishop and LTJG Garden discuss the results of a Casualty Control Drill FN Smith in Forward Engine Room FN FRENCH. MM3 RIETER. FN REISINGER, and FN MCCORMICK relax between watches. ' ' B DIVISION Front Row, left to right — BRADLEY, SPRAGUE, BAKER, ZIMMEL- Back Row — RICHARDS, BLACKBURN, FRANCIS, DUNN. CHAD- BOURNE, TAYLOR, SLACK, GRESS, BROWN, and DUGGER. Front Row, left to right — MORRIS, CALHOUN, DELEON, SHEEDY, EVANS - Back Row — COGGINS, BLUHM, SPARKMAN, PLUMMER, MARTIN, VAUGHN, SCHMIDT, and COOTS. B DIVISION — The Boiler Technicians are directly responsible for the operation of the ship ' s steam genera- tion plants, under admittedly, the hottest conditions aboard the ship. While on their eight hours of watch each day, they continuously monitor and adjust the operation of the steam and electric auxiliary machinery which keeps the boilers, and hence the ship, going. They are the last to hit the beach when the ship pulls in, and the first to make preparations for her departure — but they know It all runs on their steam , and are justifiably proud of it. Is this where I interview for the TIDE Commercial? BTFN BLUHM and FA TREECE show the grime accumulated while cleaning watersides — one of the dirtiest jobs in the Fireroom. Cslf BTl MORRIS BT2 KARNOWSKI and LTJG GARDEN take a break. BTCM Hazlett, Senior Enlisted Ad- visor BTC Petersen and BT2 Blackburn lighting off After Fireroom FN Plummer awaits the order to light off Lighting Off ' ' A ' ' DIVISION Front Row, left to right — MARUT, GREER - Back Row WYLIE, ELAM, FAYE, and LTJG ROESKY MMC SCULLAWL, A DIVISION — A GANG is tlie most comprehen- sive service group on the ship. This small group ' s area of responsibility includes: The Emergency Diesel Engines, The Captain ' s Gig and the Motor Whaleboat, the Electro-Hydraulic Steering Gear, the Anchor Windlass, the Warping Capstan, the Electric Fire Pumps, Air Con- ditioning, Refrigeration, Heating, Hot Water Heaters, the Low Pressure Air System and Air Dryers, Drinking Fountains, the Ship ' s Dishwashers, the Ship ' s Laundry Equipment, and such auxiliary equipment as Dishwashers, Steam Kettles, Pressure Cookers, etc. Almost all comfort services onboard are provided and maintained by A Gang . FN GREER performs PMS on After Diesel ENFN GUILLORY and EMFN JOHNSON The constant maintenance never seems to end ' ' E DIVISION First row, from left to right — VILLALUZ, NORTON, WIESEL, KEITH, MACALAGUIM, ANGELES - Back Row — EMC MILLER, JOHNSON, VALEN- TINE, MORRIS. RANGER, HIESTAND, MONTOYA, and ENS FREEMAN. E DIVISION — The electrical division is responsible for the operation, care, and maintenance of the ship ' s Electric Power Generators and the subsequent distribu- tion system, all Interior Communications Equipment, the Degaussing Equipment, the Dead Reckoning Analyzing Equipment, and the small boat electrical systems. Anything concerning electricity or com- munications within the ship is handled by this division. From Buffers to Gyros, it ' s all handled by E Division ICFN KEITH changes a tape on th ship s entertainment system A speaker for the ship ' s general announcing system (IMC) is repaired by IC3 MONTOYA and ICFN MORRIS EM2 RANGER A Magnetic Controller for a ven- tilation system is checked out by Electrician ' s Mate First Class MACALAGUIM IC3 VALENTINE at his workbench in the IC shop R DIVISION Front Row, left to right — TREECE, WASHINGTON. MARTH, COCHRAN, BROWN, MITTLEIDER - Back Row — MMC SCULLAWL, FLOYD, BAUMAN. CURRIE, SHADDOX, DOANE, LTJG ROESKY - Third Row — FORTNER, LARSON R DIVISION is responsible for the upkeep of Damage Control and Fire Fighting Equipment. This is ac- complished by the maintenance of major systems (Fixed C02 and twin agent systems, the Fire Main itself, and the Repair Lockers), the maintenance of more complex Damage Control gear, and the coordination and qualification of Divisional Damage Control Petty Of- ficers. R Division forms the nucleus of the repair par- ties and General Inport Emergency Parties (GEIP) in order to combat Nuclear, Biological, Chemical, or Conventional Warfare. Additionally, R Division is responsible for performing a major portion of the ship- board repair work — namely welding, shipfitting, carpentry, and machine shop work. Hull Technicians DOANE and MARTH check out the ship ' s screws during short Subic Bay dry docking Junior HOFTIEZER preparing the ship ' s large metal lathe HTFN LARSEN in the HT HT2 MITTLEIDER inspects AFFF Shop firefighting station. Damage Control readiness is one of the main jobs of the HT. OPERATIONS IS We Don ' t Hold It, It Ain ' t There OPERATIONS OFFICER Lieutenant Wilber E. Bridges, II n The Operations Department co-ordinates the ship ' s ac- tivities with other units. During underway periods, such as SEATO Exercise SEAFOX. and fleet operations such as the evacuation of Cambodia, Refugee Operations at Phu Quoc, the Evacuation of Vietnam, and recovery of SS MAYAGUEZ, the men of Operations Department en- sure the ship functions as an integral part of any task organization. Whether it be the Operations Specialists in CIC interpreting tactical signals while maneuvering, the Signalmen relaying flaghoist and flashing light messages. the radiomen routing the numerous messages which are our link with the rest of the navy, the Electronic War- fare Technicians searching for intelligence information, or the Electronics Technicians who ensure all the com- plex equipment is ready, the Operations Department is active. By co-ordinating the employment of WILSON ' s many capabilities with others, the Operations Depart- ment stands ready whenever the Navy calls on The Onlyest . ' ' OI ' ' DIVISION tmm misfV - Front row left to right — HOEY. KRUEGER, SINDLE, WAGNER, BUTAUSKI, GRUBB - Second row, — ROSS, GELBACH, THOMPSON, VALERIO, GONCZAROW, ROBISON THURMAN - Top row — CW02 CHAMBERS, SHIVELY. FISCHER, WILLIAMS, ELDRED, SCOTT, YARBER, GRAY, OSC PORTER 01 Division consists of Operations Specialists who man the Combat Information Center (CIC). They coor- dinate, by means of radio communications, the ship ' s ac- tivities with other units. They use the ship ' s radars to provide the Officer of the Deck with the information on other ships, to safely avoid collisions. During General Quarters they maintain plots on status boards and charts displaying air, surface, and sub-surface information so that the Captain and Commodore can effectively per- form their jobs. OSl NOBLE con- trolling aircraft ss. ' Well, we just lost Indochina -«., OSl SHIVELY Tracking a submarine during SEATO Operation SEAFOX OSSN GRAY guards one of the many radio circuits during Operation SEAFOX Honest, Mr. Chambers, SINDLE ' s hat is on straight, it ' s his head that ' s on backwards — ask ELDRED Many long hours are spent each day monitoring radar repeaters OEW DIVISION Front row. left to right — HERMAN, BERREY, REASONS, OUELLET Back row — MULLER. NICHOLS, Operations Department ' s Electronic Warfare Division is primarily concerned with the best possible utilization of the entire electromagnetic spectrum. One of their func- tions is to operate, maintain, and repair electronic war- fare equipment. Their skill in detecting and analyzing electromagnetic emissions from external sources extends the sensing capabilities of the ship to over two hundred miles. OEW Division provides an invaluable service to Command in providing early detection to allow rapid in- formed decision making. Our resident Canuck, Master Corporal Gerry OUELLET EWl BERREY using PMS test equipment ««OC DIVISION Front row, left to right — HYLAND, DAVIS, HAMILTON, Back row — RMC RICHARDSON, OSWALT, DUVAL, SHARRITTS, O ' CON- NOR, LTJG NAEVE Front Row, left to right — COPHER, Little BRENNER, NORRIS, FONTENOT, - Top row — Big BRENNER, ELLIS, SALRIN, RODRIGUEZ, LTJG NAEVE OC Division (Operations Communications) consists of both the ship ' s Signalmen and Radiomen who are responsible for all external communications for the ship. The Signalmen are responsible for sending and receiving messages whenever ships are within visual signalling dis- tance of each other, by either flashing light, flag hoist, or semiphore. Skill, speed, and accuracy in recognizing International Morse Code are the tools of the Signalmen ' s trade and the WILSON is justifiably proud of her Signal Gang. The Radiomen are tasked with the responsibility of all messages sent and received by elec- tromagnetic means, both voice and teletype. They are further tasked to ensure the correct and complete inter- nal routing of messages sent and received via teletype. The WILSON ' S modern complex radio equipment re- quires utmost of training, skill and patience to ensure complete radio communications at all times. WILSON is proud of her Radio Gang which has received several well dones from her immediate superiors during the many operations and exercises this cruise. b V . RMl O ' CONNOR and LTJG NAEVE during Opera- tion FREQUENT WIND. RMl O ' CONNOR - RMSN HAMILTON takes RM2 PHILLIPS wades RM3 JELENICK prepares his turn guarding the fleet through some of the tons of message traffic for broadcast — a 24 hour a paperwork transmission ashore day job The Signalmen ' s mascot displaying WILSON ' S call sign SMSN SALRIN. 5 !5W% Leading Signalman, SMI BRENNER voicing instruc- tions SM3 BRENNER holds routine PMS on 15 inch signal light SMSA KING with Manila in background. Signalman NORRIS sending semiphore to another ship OE DIVISION Front Row, left to right — BUTLER, LANDIS, NAUGLE GRAMLING, NEWMAN, and ENGLE Back row — ETC PEASE, Operations Electronics Division is responsible for the maintenance and repair of all electronic equipment not directly weapons related. Included in their area of cognizance is all communications equipment, electronic navigational systems, TACAN, IFF, Surface Search and 2D Airsearch Radars. These items by no means exhaust the pieces of equipment for which OE Division is respon- sible. Underway the personnel of the division stand watches in Radio Central and CIC to maintain the highest standards on all their equipment. OE OEW Division Officer. ENS GATEWOOD ETN3 NAUGLE That ' s what I hate about these Micro-Wave ovens — the top ' s done, but the crust is still soggy. Blue NEWMAN takes ETN2 BUTLER some test equipment with him demonstrates the delicate as he heads out on a job. touch so necessary in his line of work. EXECUTIVE OFFICER Lieutenant Commander T. E. FERGUSON y T EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT The Executive Department consists of those personnel who take up the Administrative and Medical duties on- board the ship. Personnel included in this department in- clude the ship ' s Yeomen and Personnelmen, the ship ' s Hospital Corpsmen, the Postal Clerk, the Career Counselor, and the 3-M Coordinator. Even though their real war is with the navy ' s paperwork, the members of the Executive Department are also trained in areas out- side of their rating, for when the ship goes to General Quarters the administrative needs give way to the re- quirement of Fighting the Ship . When this happens, these personnel become Bearing Shooters, Sound Powered Phone Talkers, Radar Watches, and CIC Plotters. ' ' X ' ' DEPARTMENT Front Row, left to right — SHICKELL, PADILLA, EMERY, STEWART - Back Row — RUEGSEGGER, EMCS COOMBER, GRANTZ, YNC GIBSON, LIGHT, WIGER, STULL, COUNSELL, HMC POORMAN Arrival in Manila after the Pacific transit found the ship with almost a ton of mail. X Department members lend a hand in sor- ting. HMC POORMAN with patient. YN3 RUEGSEGGER on Sea and Anchor Detail WILSON ' S answer to the ANDREWS SISTERS. Rags . Grantz. and Gib PNSN EMERY m T II 1 ' S PN2 SHICKELL and PN3 PC2 COUNSELL, Ship ' s Ship ' s Photographer. YN2 PADILLA in Personnel Office Postal Clerk STEWART NAVIGATOR Lieutenant E. B. HUMRIGHOUSE NAVIGATION DEPARTMENT The navigation team has been responsible for the naviga- tion of the ship and the safety of the crew for over 37,000 miles traveled since departing the shipyard in Long Beach. Beginning with Refresher Training, then the transit to WESTPAC, all those exercises, replenishments, gunshoots, and finally the real thing off the coast of Vietnam, Cambodia, and Kas Tang Island — then the transit home. Through all of this, N Depart- ment was devoted to getting the ship to the right place at the right time. And we made it back! The Quarter- masters are also responsible for maintenance of several hundred charts and many navigational publications, as well as navigational equipment located on the bridge. They also serve as the ship ' s weather recorders and reporters. ' ' N ' ' DEPARTMENT Front Row. left to right — VERBAL, LEWIS, HENDRIX. LT HUMRIGHOUSE Back Row — HENDREN, PORZIG, FORD Quartermaster shooting bearings on the way into Subic Bay, RP The Navigator If QMSN WALTON takes the helm while enter- ing port. ENS FREEMAN looks on. Leading Quartermaster HENDREN and the Navigator QMSA HENDRIX prepares to help navigate into Pearl Harbor. QMSN FORD checks for light leaks in his eyelids. WEAPONS ' ' I£ I Wasn ' t A Gunner, I Wouldn ' t Be Here ' WEAPONS OFFICER Lieutenant D. W. BAGLEY, II -i X The Weapons Department maintains and operates the equipment that makes WILSON the warship that she is. In exercises such as SEAFOX. actual operations Hke the MAYAGUEZ recovery, and even while transitting from port to port, sophisticated systems manned by departmental ratings stand ready to detect, track, and destroy targets under, on, and above the seas, or on the beach. In addition, the department performs many of the functions necessary to a ship at sea — chipping and pain- ting, manning the underway and vertical replenishment stations, operating the boats, and standing bridge and lookout watches. Whatever the ship ' s mission, the people of the Weapons Department — the Gunner ' s Mates, Torpedomen, Boatswain ' s Mates and the Sonar and Fire Control Technicians — go all out to prove that WILSON is indeed the ONLYEST DDG . IST ' DIVISION Front row, left to right — PODKOWKA, MEDINA, HALL, NASH. COOPER, HARTT, COLLIER, ZIEGLER, 2nd Row — LOVE, SMITH, GODWIN. MAR- TINEZ. BROWN. KOIVU, JENNINGS, Standing — LTJG TRITZ. BMC MCGEE, SCHIRMER. AMOS, MERCADO, MOCK, PIPE R, TUCKER, WARREN, STUART, ALVARADO, TULLY, CASEY, and BMl HOFFMAN First Division consists of the ship ' s Boatswain ' s Mates and non-rated personnel. They are responsible for all seamanship evolutions — anchoring, small boating, replenishment at sea, helo detail — as well as the overall appearance and preservation of most weather decks. Underway, these are the men who stand watches as the ship ' s lookouts, helm (steer the ship), lee helm (ring up speed changes), and After Life Buoy. When not on watch they are busy with the hundreds of maintenance items under their cognizance. Forward Lookout is one of the Watch Stations stood by members of 1st Division BMl HOFFMAN 1 First Division members man Forward Refueling during UNREP detail BM2 SCHIRMER as Cox- swain during Motor Whaleboat races. Fore to Aft — GILBERT. BROWN, MCGEE. COLLIER WARREN on the Lee Helm and KOIVU on the Helm BM2 ZIEGLER models the latest in Helo Detail apparel SN NASH hard at work BMC MCGEE shouts an order at amidships station during High Line detail SN MCDANIELS at the Paint Locker CASEY AND MARTINEZ 2ND DIVISION w m Front row, left to right — ROQUE, CRAWFORD, ROTH, MOORE. GMCS GUTHERIDGE Standing — ROLFE, HIEBER, GERMAN, COTTLE, PERRY, JOSWIAK, LITTLEJOHN, LTJG LANDRUM Second Division is manned by Gunner ' s Mates (Guns) — GMG and Fire Control Technicians (Guns) — FTG ratings. The gun system is comprised of two 5 54 gun mounts and a MK 68 Gun Fire Control System which is capable of tracking air, surface, and land targets. These men are responsible for the upkeep, maintenance, and fir- ing of the guns as well as the maintenance and operation of the ship ' s Fire Control Computers and accompanying systems. They are also responsible for the magazines and the cleaning, maintenance, firing, and stowage of the ship ' s small arms. Mount 51 cuts loose with a deafening roar. It is capable of hurtling a 72 pound high explosive projectile up to 12 miles. WILSON is equipped with two such mounts. , JOSWIAK, COTTLE, and ROQUE as WILSON passes the USS ARIZONA memorial in Pearl Harbor. FTGl GERMAN locks on with an M-60 machine gun. ROTH looks on. SN MOORE firing M-60 machine gun as GMG2 PERRY observes. GMCS GUTHERIDGE gives a lecture on the do ' s and don ' ts of a percussion grenade WILSON ' S forward gun director reflects the results of her guns during the MAYAGUEZ Operation. SN LITTLEJOHN appears a little anxious to get rid of his grenade . . . . and for good reason. ' ' 3RD ' ' DIVISION Front row. left to right — MOORE, BYERS, SHACK, ELLIS, JACKSON, MUSE, BECK Back row — FELTNER, POTTS, HOWARD, KERNER, CHAMBERS, GOT- FRIED, STC SNYDER Third Division is staffed by highly trained personnel within the STG, GMT, and TM ratings. These personnel and ratings, when integrated, make up what is termed the ASW (Anti-Submarine Warfare) team. The ASW team ' s primary responsibility is the timely detection, classification, evasion, and when necessary, the destruc- tion of all underwater threats by utilizing either the ASROC or conventional torpedoes. These men are also responsible for repair and maintenance of their computer systems as well as the ASROC and torpedo tubes. Puka shell central with KERNER, MOORE, and BYERS Torpedo is obscured by steam as WILSON fires one of her star- board tubes. STGl GOTTFRIED taking advan Torpedo speeds towards its mark. These prac- tage of some free time. tice torpedoes are fully recoverable. The same torpedo after it has been recovered. Believe it or not, there are 7 people in this pic- ture. MOORE, CHAMBERS, and ELLIS consult the book while doing PMS on the ASROC Launcher. ir sj First Class Petty Officers ELLIS and GOTT- FRIED hit Steel Beach . Sign was devised by BMSN STUART. iPli STEEL UEAI.H NO FUN DOGS SAIL 10 SS.WUi: fl ' EHAKES MiOll ' EI) ._ ' ' 4TH DIVISION First row, left to right — TROSEN, HURT, WILSON, WATTS, SPEARS. CRAWFOOT, KRAUSZER, OMEY. Standing — FTMC BUSH, BOOTH. WALJAKKA, CZERWINSKI, CULPEPPER, CURTIS, HARGRAVE. VALANIA. MIRANDA. VAN BOGART. FTMC MASSARENE, LTJG FURLONG. Fourth Division consists of FTM (Fire Control Techni- cian (Missile)) and GMM (Gunner ' s Mate (Missile)) rates and is responsible for maintaining and operating WILSON ' S sophisticated Missile System. This system can complete an entire engagement against air or surface targets — from initial detection on the SPS-39A radar, tracking by the missile fire control radars and computers, to STANDARD Missile launch from the MK-11 Guided Missile Launching System in 20 seconds. v FTM3 CURTIS mans the sound-powered phones at the amidships station during underway replenishments Weapons Officer, LT BAGLEY and GMMl CZERWINSKI FTM3 MIRANDA monitors STANDARD Missile loading prior to departure. This is another one of the FTM GMM ' s duties. FTMC MASSARENE and FTM2 BOOTH guarding the Missile Fire Control Console. FTMl John MYERS % i % it-- JBf ] 11 ■ ■ 01 FTMs Playing Bingo Fire Control Technicians and Gunner ' s Mates pitched in to help First Division prepare the ship for arrival in San Diego. SUPPLY NIS NC SUPPLY OFFICER Lieutenant D. A. ACHENBAUGH X The Supply Department is service oriented and provides many of the morale functions for the crew. Supply is responsible for paying the crew, providing at least three meals, cleaning of clothes, providing a wide selection of health and comtort items m tne snip s store, haircuts, and procuring and storing repair parts to keep the WILSON going. STOREKEEPERS AND DISBURSING CLERKS LTJG HARTMAN SKI SUNDIN SK2 HALLER SK3 PATTERSON SK3 CLAUSEN SK3 BLALOCK SK3 LEONARDO DKSA MISZKIELEWICZ The Storekeepers (SK), otherwise known as the NIS Gang are responsible for supplying the ship with various repair parts, consumables, and services as well as being in charge of managing the ship ' s budget. W LSO V carries over twenty thou- sand spare parts, of which the Storekeepers make issues and re-order parts to maintain adequate stock levels. The Disbursing Clerks (DKs) provide the necessary liberty funds and process the many allotments, travel claims, and various bonuses for the crew. These are the paymasters of the fleet. ' Sorry, Not In Stock. Supply Officer and Disbursing Officer Pretty Boy LEONARDO caught stand by to check oncoming supplies in the act. during underway replenishment. Complex questions concer- ning pay are the rule rather than the exception. My life insurance company? Why, New England Life and Casualty, of course! DKSN MISZKIELEWICZ and LTJG HART- MAN during Payday. SHIP ' S SERVICEMEN Kneeling, left to right — FISCH and KEATON and SHI SANICOLAS. Standing — DAVIS, DREWENSKI, The Ship ' s Servicemen provide a variety of services to the officers and crew of the ship. The ship ' s Storekeeper sells a wide selection of snacks and candies as well as necessary health and comfort items and limited uniform supplies. The Ship ' s Servicemen also service and stock the ship ' s soda vending machine which raked in a healthy profit during the cruise, dispensing over 60,000 cold sodas. The ship ' s laundry, operating almost con- tinuously, kept the crew ' s uniforms and linens clean and the ship ' s barber succeeded in keeping the crew ' s hair from touching their ears or shirt collars. RM2 SHARRITTS makes a purchase from SH3 PANGANIBAN. The store stocks everything from candy bars to toothbrushes, but no ma- jor sized items. It ' s biggest business is in the snack and toilet articles area. SHI SANICOLAS SN GIRLING pressing clothes in the ship ' s laundry. It runs almost continuously. BTFN TAYLOR gets his ears lowered by the ship ' s barber, SA KEATON. MESS MANAGEMENT SPECIALISTS Front row, left to right — LASSERE, CANTILA, MANACO, FAUTSCH, DOTY, SOLTER- MAN Standing — LTJG HARTMAN, FLEMING, BELL, NYGREN, BRYAN, MACKEEN, and MSC LAWLES The new Mess Management Specialists rating was just recently formed through the combination of the Com- missary and Stewards ratings. The MSs are responsible for preparing and serving the meals for the crew, Chiefs, and Officers. They work nearly 24 hours a day underway, commencing with breakfast through midrats at 2315 that night. Then the Night Baker takes over to provide the crew with bread, pastries, and desserts fresh daily at sea. The Mess Management Specialists are also responsible for the maintenance of numerous reefers (refrigerators), storerooms, and st aterooms. She ' s not much on liberty, but she ' s a hell of a feeder. MS2 LASSERE hard at work in the galley. Three full meals for 300 men are prepared here each day. MSSA MEUWISSEN LACHICA and BELL taking a breather. MSI MANACO MSI MACKEEN shows the fatigue of another long day. MSI CANTILA in the Wardroom The Night Baker, MS2 NYGREN prepares rolls for the next mor- ning ' s breakfast. I ' m sure glad it ' s them that have to eat this stuff. SHIP ' S DIMENSIONS DISPLACEMENT, tons — 3370 standard; 4500 full load LENGTH, feet — 437 BEAM, feet — 47 DRAFT, feet — 20 MISSILE LAUNCHERS — 1 Twin Tartar Surface-to-Air GUNS — Two 5 inch 54 caliber Dual Purpose (single) ANTI-SUBMARINE WEAPONS — One ASROC 8 tube launcher, 2 triple torpedo tubes MAIN ENGINES — Two Geared Steam Turbines (General Electric) 70,000 shaft horsepower (two shafts) BOILERS — Four (Babcock — Wilcox) SPEED — 35 Knots COMPLEMENT — 354 (24 Officers, 330 Enlisted) 30 JANUARY 1975 — 2 SEPTEMBER 1975 PRE-DEPLOYMENT The weeks just prior to deployment are probably some of the busiest for the ship. The Supply Department must top off on all repair parts as well as food and other supplies. The Weapons people must make sure the ship has her required number of missiles, ASROC. small arms, and ammunition. All weapons systems must be checked out and in top condition. The Navigators and Operations Specialists must have all charts and publications com- pletely updated and all equipment checked out. The Engineering Plant undergoes its final checkouts and last minute repairs, and then must successfully complete the required Pre-deployment Propulsion Inspection. The Ship ' s Hospital Corpsmen make sure all immunizations are given and that required medical supplies are onboard. Last minute transfers, receipts, and stockpiling of forms are the projects for the Ship ' s Yeomen and Per- sonnelmen. And if there is time, there might even be a Dependent ' s Cruise and a couple of free days off. SCHEDULE OF DEPLOYMENT 30 JAN 75 - U W FOR PEARL NGFS QUAL SAN CLEMENTE 31 JAN - 5 FEB - ENROUTE PEARL 5 - 7 FEB - INPORT PEARL. CDS 17 JOINS 7 - 8 FEB ■ PACIFIC MISSILE RANGE 8 ■ 23 FEB - ENROUTE SUBIC BAY, RP 24 - 25 FEB - INPORT SUBIC BAY 26 ■ 28 FEB - INPORT MANILA SEAFOX 01-10 MAR - SEATO EXERCISE SEAFOX 11-12 MAR - INPORT MANILA SEAFOX 12 MAR - ENROUTE SUBIC BAY, R.P. 13-15 MAR - MISSILEX 4-75 16 - 24 MAR - INPORT SUBIC 25-27 MAR - ENROUTE OP EAGLE PULL 28 MAR - 14 APR - EAGLE PULL 12 APR EXECUTION OF EVAC 15-16 APR - ENROUTE SUBIC BAY 17 APR - INPORT SUBIC BAY 18 - 19 APR - ENROUTE OP FREQUENT WIND 20 APR - 1 MAY - OPERATION FREQ. WIND EXECUTION DATE 30 APR 2 - 4 MAY - ENROUTE KAOHSIUNG, TAIWAN 5-11 MAY - VISIT KAOHSIUNG, TAIWAN 12 MAY - ENROUTE SUBIC BAY 13 - 14 MAY - ENROUTE MAYAGUEZ RECOV. 15 - 17 MAY - MAYAGUEZ RECOVERY EXECUTION DATE 15 MAY 18 - 19 MAY - ENROUTE SUBIC BAY 20 MAY - 07 JUN - INPORT SUBIC BAY 08 - 09 JUN - ENROUTE HONG KONG 10 - 15 JUNE - VISIT HONG KONG 16 -17 June - ENROUTE SOUTH CHINA SEA ESCORT HANCOCK 18 - 20 JUNE - ESCORT HANCOCK 21 -23 JUNE -MULTIPLEX 4-75 24 - 25 JUNE - MISSILEX 5-75 26 JUN - 06 JUL - INPORT SUBIC BAY 07 JUL - ENROUTE KAOHSIUNG, TAIWAN 08 - 09 JUL - INPORT KAOHSIUNG SHARKHUNT 10 - 13 JUL - SHARKHUNT XIII 14 - 15 JUL - INPORT KAOHSIUNG SHARKHUNT 16 JUL - ENROUTE SUBIC BAY, R. P. 17-27 JUL - INPORT SUBIC BAY 28 - 31 JUL - NGFS, TABONES RANGE 01 AUG - INPORT SUBIC BAY 02 - 08 AUG - ESCORT USS HANCOCK 08 - 10 AUG - ENROUTE YOKOSUKA, JAPAN 11- 15 AUG -INPORT YOKOSUKA, JAPAN 16 - 20 AUG - ENROUTE ADAK, ALASKA 21 AUG - INPORT ADAK, ALASKA REFUEL 21-26 AUG - ENROUTE ESQUIMALT, B. C. 27 AUG - INPORT ESQUIMALT, B.C. REFUEL 28 - 29 AUG - INPORT VANCOUVER, B.C. 30 AUG - 01 SEP - ENROUTE SAN DIEGO 02 SEPTEMBER 1975 - ARRIVE SAN DIEGO WE DEPARTED AT 0900, 30 JANUARY 1975 ik : . I Soon after departing San Diego, HENRY B. WILSON was on station off of San Clemente Island for Naval Gun- fire Support Qualifications prior to getting underway for Pearl Harbor. We were qualified and after a brief refuel- ing with USS WABASH (AOR 5) we set out on course 261 for Pearl Harbor, our first stop of the deployment. A few hours later we rendezvoused with USS RAMSEY who would accompany us both to and from WESTPAC. LT BAGLEY directs gunfire during NGFS Qualification SMSN COPHER during refueling with USS WABASH Highlining exercise with USS RAMSEY (DEG 2) WILSON renders honors to USS ARIZONA while entering Pearl Harbor, Hawaii HAWAII Commander, Destroyer Squadron SEVENTEEN was embarked in Pearl Harbor, and after two days in port there. WILSON and RAMSEY rendezvoused with USS ASHTABULA, a Fleet Oiler. Fleet in this case does not refer to speed, because the remainder of the trip was spent lumbering through the swells at the breakneck speed of 12 knots. Almost daily refuelings and highlining practice honed the crews of the three ships to a fine edge. There were also towing exercises, gunnery exercises, casualty control drills, and General Quarters drills. The watchword for the long trip between Pearl Harbor and the Philippines was practice, practice, practice. On the 24th of February, after 17 long days at sea, WILSON, RAMSEY, and ASHTABULA arrived in the Philip- pines. Refueling probe coming across from USS ASHTABULA WHADAYAMEAN I need a haircut? ' A pallet of 5 54 bullets is highlined across to WILSON POTTS. ELLIS, and LTJG HALL lend a hand while taking on bullets from USS ASHTABULA 1] . R WILSON ' S Boatswain ' s Mates engag- ing in towing practice with USS RAMSEY. EXERCISE SEAFOX After two days of inport time in Subic Bay, WILSON made a short trip over to Manila for briefings prior to be- ing involved in SEATO Operation SEAFOX. Exercise SEAFOX brought together the navies of the United Kingdom, United States, Australia, Thailand and Philip- pines for the purpose of testing convoy escort under the threat of opposing submarines and aircraft. The exercise was coordinated and commanded by Vice-Admiral LEACH RN and his staff. Vice-Admiral LEACH is Flag Officer First Flotilla Royal Navy (FOFl). After the pre- exercise briefs in Manila the forces proceeded to sea off the Philippine Islands for a week of pre-hostility workups. The force then entered Manila Bay, to organize for the opposition that would be encountered the follow- ing day, marking the commencement of the hostile week of the exercise. The convoy, having survived many sub- marine, aircraft and even surface attacks, proceeded back to Manila for the exercise debrief. The British Force headed with HMS BLAKE with FOFl embarked, was accompanied by HMS CHICHESTER, MERMAID, ACHILLES, LOWESTOFT and LEANDER; RFA GREEN ROVER, OLNA and STROMNESS. The American participants were USS BLUE RIDGE, HENRY B. WILSON. KNOX, EDSON. COCHRANE. FLINT and ASHTABULA. Australia provided HMAS SWAN, Thailand contributed HTMS KHIRIRAT and the Philippines provided many minesweepers and patrol craft for inshore operations. Opposition for the exercise was HM Submarines WARSPITE and ODIN; USS Sub- marines OR AY BACK and GUDGEON: the Philippine Air Force provided F-5 Freedom Fighters. Surface raiders, who alternated between f riendly and enemy forces, were HMS BLAKE, CHICHESTER and USS EDSON. With the debrief over WILSON departed Manila and steamed for the rendezvous point for our par- ticipation in MISSILEX 4-75. During SEAFOX. Vice Admiral LEACH paid a visit to the WILSON. He is seen here in CIC with the Commanding Officer and the Com- modore. Royal Navy Frigate CHICHESTER WILSON leads the way as CHICHESTER, ACHILLES. LOWE- STOFT, and KNOX follow USS BLUERIDGE and escorts during the exercise Following the completion of Exercise SEAFOX, WILSON returned to Manila for a two day debriefing. This allowed time for the crew to have some liberty as well as time for some much needed rest after the ten hec- tic days of the exercise. The ship was scheduled to depart Manila on the 12th of March to rendezvous with USS LONG BEACH, the nuclear powered Guided Missile Cruiser, plus numerous other US 7th Fleet units for MISSLEX 4-75. FACOM an tegu I aff« MISSILEX 4-75 One of HENRY B. WILSON ' S Missiles un- derway during the exer- cise. The Guided Missile Cruiser USS LONGBEACH during MISSILEX 4-75. Soon after completion of Exercise SEA FOX. WILSON participated in MISSLEX 4-75. Joining USS LONG BEACH. USS COCHRANE. USS COOK. USS LANG. USS MEYERKORD and aircraft from USS ENTER- PRISE, we spent three days in an intensive AAW and ASW threat environment. In a test of a new exercise technique, an EP-3A aircraft monitored telemetry data on all missiles fired. WILSONS STANDARD MISSLE achieved a miss distance on the BOM-34E target of less than ten feet. We were also able to get off an exercise torpedo against USS GRAYBACK a submarine. COCHRANE and ED- SON follow WILSON back to Subic Bay VERTREP of Am- munition Phu Quoc Island and Refugee Ships as seen by WILSON ' S crew. There were over 44,000 refugees on the 5 ships. Map of the Southeast Asia Operations area. 1 — Phu Quoc Island 2 — Phnom Penh Evacuation area 3 — Vung Tau Vietnam Evacuation area, and 4 — Kas Tang Island, scene of Mayaguez recovery. E T N A M . - WILSON arrived back in Subic Bay, Philippines on 15 March 1975. We spent the next 9 days in port there for upkeep and liberty. During that week it became more and more certain that the Capitol of Cambodia, Phnom Penh, would not be able to hold out much longer against the Khmer Rouge forces surrounding the city. There were U. S. citizens inside of Phnom Penh and they had to be evacuated, but the evacuation would not take place until Phnom Penh was being over-run. So the evacuation forces waited just off the coast of Cambodia for the final word. WILSON relieved RAMSEY there on 28 March and we took our turn waiting. Vietnam was also falling and during this same time frame, areas to the north of Saigon were being abandoned by ARVN forces and refugees by the thousands were fleeing the Communist advance. On 5 April word was received that 5 Military Sealift Command ships loaded with refugees from the DaNang area were anchored just off of Phu Quoc Island. One. the SGT ANDREW MILLER was feared to have been hijacked by embarked ARVN forces. WILSON and EDSON were detached from the task group and sent im- mediately to Phu Quoc Island to act as a show of force to deter any further hijacking attempts. None occurred. The estimated onboard refugee count of the MSC ships were as follows: AMERICAN CHALLENGER — 8700, GREENPORT — 9000, SGT ANDREW MILLER — 7600, PIONEER CONTENDER — 11,000, and the PIONEER COMMANDER with 8.000. There was only one small amphibious craft available to transfer the refugees from the ships to the island. Food was scarce, medical supplies almost nonexistent, and sanitation ex- tremely poor. Shortly after the arrival of WILSON and EDSON. the amphibious ships USS THOMASTON (LSD 28) and USS DUBUQUE (LPD 8) arrived and took over the task of getting over 44,000 refugees off of 5 ships. All ships in the area contributed food and medical supplies. During the first day, over 18,000 pounds of food and medical supplies were delivered to the refugee ships. On 8 April WILSON and EDSON proceeded back to their original group, but remained within sight of Phu Quoc Island just in case. And the waiting continued. vviife -iriaa- Military Sealift Command ship AMERICAN CHALLENGER with 8700 refugees embarked. Picture was taken from a distance of approximately 5 miles. MSC ship PIONEER CONTENDER had an estimated 11,000 refugees on- board. Picture was taken from five miles away. WILSON donated food and medical supplies to the refugees. All hands pitch in to help load the motor whaleboat. Refueling with USNS TALUGA with USS OKINAWA on her port side. ■i«tiL i More food for the refugees is carried out to the fantail. USS THOM ASTON (LSD 28) sent over one of her LCUs to help carry medical supplies and food to the refugees. Operation EAGLE P ULL was designed to evacuate the U. S. citizens from Cambodia. These people were to be evacuated by helicopters coming from USS OKINAWA and USS HANCOCK. U. S. Marines would ride the first wave of helos in and secure a landing and evacuation zone inside Phnom Penh. When the area was secure, the evacuees would be loaded onto the helicopters and taken back to either HANCOCK or OKINAWA. WILSON ■s job during the evacuation was to stand by between the beach and the carriers in case a helicopter should crash or in case there was any type of resistance directed at the larger ships. We were also standing by to provide Naval Gunfire Support, anti-aircraft protection, and screening for amphibious assault craft should it be necessary. There was a lot of waiting involved. It was pretty certain that Phnom Penh would fall, but when? Finally on 12 April the waiting was over and the helicopters were sent into Phnom Penh. The evacuation came off very smoothly and on 14 April the evacuees were transferred to Sat- tahip, Thailand. OPERATION EAGLE PULL and waited. USS HENRY B. WILSON and USS EDSON waiting. Photo by PHI C. M. SPRINGSTUN USS OKINAWA and USS HANCOCK on the morning of the evacuation Cambodian Navy gunboat in- vestigates WILSON ' S presence in the area. U. S. Marines return to USS OKINAWA. Photo by PHI C. M. SPRINGSTUN Task Group 76.4 enroute to Sattahip, Thailand to debark evacuees. Ambassador Dean, the U. S. Ambassador to Cambodia prepares to depart USS OKINA- WA on his way to Uta- pao Air Force Base. Thailand. Photo by PHI SPRINGSTUN Task Group 76.4 with USS VEGA off the Cambodian coast. The following messages were received as a result of EAGLE PULL: THE SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF EAGLE PULL IS THE RESULT OF FINE LEADERSHIP. COMPLEX PLANNING, THE MOST CAREFUL ATTENTION TO DETAIL, A HIGH STATE OF DISCIPLINE AND COMMON SENSE. MY HEARTFELT CONGRATULATIONS GO TO YOU AND YOUR MEN FOR YOUR SUPERB. SAFE PERFORMANCES. THE LOCKED HANDS OF THE NAVY-MARINE TEAM HAVE WON THE DAY. WELL DONE. VADM GEORGE P. STEELE. USN, COMSEVENTHFLT. I PASS WITH GREAT PLEASURE AND FULLY ENDORSE THESE ORDERS FROM SECRETARY SCHLESINGER. THIS OPERATION WILL GO DOWN AS ANOTHER EXAMPLE THAT AMERICAN FORCES ARE READY AND ABLE TO DO THE JOB. TO ALL I SEND MY THANKS; YOU MAKE ME PROUD. •T KNOW THAT ALL AMERICANS SHARE THE PRIDE AND GRATITUDE THAT WE FEEL IN THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE OVER THE SUCCESSFUL RESCUE OPERATION WHICH THE FORCES OF YOUR COMMAND HAVE JUST COMPLETED IN CAMBODIA. THE PROFESSIONAL SKILL AND DEDICATION OF THOSE WHO CARRIED OUT THIS EMERGENCY RESCUE OPERATION MARKED BY GREAT PRECISION AND THE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS TO AVOID CIVILIAN CASUALTIES WERE EXEMPLARY, WELL DONE. JAMES R. SCHLESINGER, SECRETARY OF DEFENSE. ADMIRAL NOEL GAYLER. COMMANDER IN CHIEF PACIFIC. OPERATION FREQUENT WIND HI HOW ARE YOU? TODAY WE HAVE LONG MESSAGE TO YOU. FIVE YEARS AGO SIDE BY SIDE U.S. AND V.N. HAD FIGHTED AGAINST THE COMMUNISTS BUT NOW WE ARE DOING WE WONDER OURSELVES WHEN U.S. EMBASSY AT SAIGON CLOSE AND YOUR GOVERNMENT GIVE UP OUR COUNTRY AS HAD DONE IN CAM- BODIA. WHEN WE WERE STUDENT WE LEARN AMERICAN LITERATURE WE ALWAYS KEEP HEAD WHAT AMERICAN IS CAVALIER BUT TODAY WE HAVE CHECK MAYBE TOMORROW V.C. STOP AND KILL US. POLICE WILL KEEP STANDING AND WATCHING. TWO WEEKS AGO WHILE TRYING TO STOP V.C. COMMUNIST ON SATURDAY ONE. WE LOST ALMOST THE AM- MUNITION THAT WE HAVE THAT DAY OUR PORT SIDE HIT. V.C. FIRE BY TANK T-54 ONE DEAD ONE WOUNDED. SORRY ABOUT THAT. MAYBE YOU FEEL THAT WE ARE STUPID WHEN PRESIDENT HERE BECAUSE THE WAR LOST. BUT NO WE STILL KEEP PROTECT OUR LAND AND OUR COUNTRY WHEN WE STILL HAVE CAPABILITY. NOT SO FAR WHEN THE SUN OF OUR LIVES IS SET. THE LAST ROUND WE STILL RESERVE FOR OURSELF AND GO INTO THE SEA. ADIEU. — Message received from Vietnamese Warship Operation FREQUENT WIND was a joint U. S. Navy Marine Air Force evacuation and rescue effort which started when the fall of South Vietnam was immi- nent. Its primary purpose was to evacuate U. S. citizens still present in Vietnam as well as all those Vietnamese who had worked for the United States. The operation also encompassed a vast Vietnamese refugee rescue ef- fort. Primary evacuation of U. S. citizens was by helicopter, very similar to the evacuation of Phnom Penh a few weeks earlier. The bulk of the Vietnamese who had worked directly for the United States were evacuated by means of heavily sandbagged barges towed down the river from Saigon in the Vung Tau area (see map page 79). The people from these barges were then loaded on Military Sealift Command cargo ships in the bay off of Vung Tau. WILSON ' s job during this operation was to protect these MSC ships from hostile shore battery and from armed refugee boats in the area. WILSON had the distinction of being the last U. S. Warship fired upon by hostile shore battery and was also the last U. S. Warship to leave Vietnamese territorial waters. U. S. Marines board helicopters on USS OKINARA to begin tlie evacuation of Vietnam. Photo by PH3 Paul J. SALESI Refugee Barge. Those few Vietnamese who were lucky enough to have access to and the ability to fly helicopters made good use of their talents. Several waves of helos came out to land on the ships that had helo pads. The only way that all could be accom- modated was to deep six each helo after it landed in order that another could take its place. Here a helicopter is pushed off the flight deck of USS OKINAWA. Photo by PHI C. M. SPRING- STUN. These 3 photos are in sequence. The first picture shows a small HUEY helo with SVN markings flying over WILSON, but fin- ding no place to land goes to SGT MILLER, (note motorcycles in- side). Finding no place to land there the pilot decides to try a high sided, empty refugee barge (second photo). He almost makes it, but at the last moment his rotor catches on the side of the barge and he crashes inside. The puff of smoke just ahead of the tug ' s bow is all that can be seen. w f •;.« J .. 30 APRIL 1975 Everywhere there were Junks. Sam- pans, and ot±ier small boats. Some carried U. S. Flags, many flew SOS flags, and all had the white flag of sur- render. South Vietnamese Navy units in the crowded Vung Tau area on the first day of the evacuation. H A tug brings another high sided refugee barge over to USNS SGT ANDREW MILLER. The sides were sandbagged soHdly to protect the refugees from small arms and rocket fire on their trip down the river from Saigon. After the refugees transferred from the barges to the cargo ships, they were taken- to either Subic Bay, R. P. or Guam. These were the refugees who had worked directly for the United States. Two barges alongside USNS SGT ANDREW MILLER. Small coastal freighter loaded with armed ARVN troops. Unable to board the SGT MILLER, this boat directed small arms fire at the MILLER, but ceased when WILSON trained a 5 inch mount on her. Coastal freighter DONG HAI completely loaded with refugees. She fired upon SGT MILLER and tried ramming WILSON. Desperate refugees over-run one of the emptied refugee barges cut loose by the SGT MILLER. i g Pictured is the Dong Hai as she just missed ramming WILSON. ' srmm! ' ' ' ' m - i M , Time and time again some of the small boats would try and gain access to one of the barges so they could board the SGT MILLER only to be repelled by a line of U.S. Marines. There was just no more room. Close-up shot of a refugee barge waiting to be unloaded. Note the heavy sandbagging. Refugees waiting and hop- ing that they will be picked up. On the morning of 2 May 1975 the SGT MILLER had finished loading refugees. Dozens of small refugee craft still followed and tried to get close enough to board, but there was just no more room. SGT MILLER and WILSON got underway along with Vietnamese coastal merchant ships in the area and set a course to rendezvous with the rest of the evacuation force at the main holding area, some twenty-five miles southeast of the Vung Tau area. The smaller refugee boats were given directions to the holding area in hopes that one of the other MSC ships might have room for them. After refueling, WILSON was sent to investigate an LCU far out to sea which might have been in trouble. The LCU was on her way to Malaysia with a cargo of cars and jeeps, and after making sure she was not in trouble we were detached and proceeded to Taiwan for some much needed R R. ) s5i v Mi ffif - ' ■ •j K SGT MILLER gets underway with her brood following. TIEN PHONG, a small coastal freighter follows WILSON to main holding area. WILSON cuts between the armada of small boats and the SGT MILLER in an effort to keep them away from the filled cargo ship. There were ships from horizon to horizon at the main holding area. Complete with a payload of cars and jeeps, this LCU chugged her way towards Malaysia. After in- vestigating WILSON was detached and headed for Taiwan. The following messages were received as a result of Operation FREQUENT WIND: THE PERFORMANCE OF THE U. S. NAVY AND MARINE CORPS IN THE EVACUATION OF AMERICANS AND VIETNAMESE THIS WEEK WAS OUTSTANDING. THOSE WHO PARTICIPATED HAVE EARNED MY LASTING RESPECT FOR THEIR PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE IN CONDUCTING THE FINAL MILITARY MISSION OF OUR NATION ' S VIETNAM EXPERIENCE. THIS PARTICULAR EFFORT WAS TYPICAL OF THE MANY HEROIC ACTIONS OF SAILORS AND MARINES THROUGHOUT THE YEARS OF OUR IN- VOLVEMENT IN THE SOUTHEAST ASIAN CONFLICT. I EXPRESS MY DEEP APPRECIATION TO ALL MEN AND WOMEN OF THE NAVY AND MARINE CORPS FOR THEIR DEDICATION TO DUTY — IN WHATEVER LOCATION OR ASSIGNMENT THEY HAVE HAD DURING THESE DIFFICULT YEARS. MY AP- PRECIATION EXTENDS TO THE CIVILIAN MEMBERS OF THE DEPARTMENT. AND TO THE FAMILIES OF OUR PERSONNEL. GREAT PERSONAL SACRIFICES HAVE BEEN MADE AS A MATTER OF ROUTINE. THESE SACRIFICES ARE KEENLY FELT AT THIS MOMENT. WHATEVER OUR HEARTACHES AT THE OUTCOME OF EVENTS. WE MUST NOW LOOK TO THE FUTURE. OUR NAVY AND MARINE CORPS MUST REMAIN STRONG. OUR PERSONAL ALLEGIANCE TO OUR COUNTRY MUST NOT BE FORGOTTEN. GOD BLESS YOU FOR BEING GREAT AMERICANS. — J. WILLIAM MIDDENDORF. II, SECRETARY OF THE NAVY. THIS WAS A TOUGH ONE. THE JOB WAS UNCERTAIN. UNPRECEDENTED, AND DANGEROUS BEYOND MEASURE. IT DEMANDED THE LAST OUNCE OF ENDURANCE AND FORTITUDE AND SAVVY. AND YOU GAVE IT THAT AND MORE. TO THE EXHAUSTED BUT TIRELESS AIRCREWS. GROUND CREWS. AND DECK CREWS, SHIPS, AND BASES ALL CREDIT. THE RESCUE WAS A TREMENDOUS AND JOINT ENTER- PRISE, UNDER THE MOST DIFFICULT CONDITIONS. PERFORMANCE OF ALL HANDS SUPERB. WELL DONE. NOEL GAYLER, ADMIRAL, USN, COMMANDER IN CHIEF PACIFIC. THE EVACUATION OF THE U. S . CITIZENS, TOGETHER WITH VIETNAMESE AND OTHERS FROM VIETNAM JUST COMPLETED WAS ACCOMPLISHED WITH UNTOLD NUMBERS OF INDIVIDUAL ACTS OF VALOR. THOSE OFFICERS AND MEN COM- MITTED TO OR SUPPORTING THE OPERATION WHO WERE NOT PERSONALLY SUBJECTED TO DANGER DISPLAYED A UNIFORMLY HIGH STANDARD OF DEDICATION AND PROFESSIONALISM. THE NAVY-MARINE CORPS TEAM ONCE AGAIN GAVE A SUPERB PERFORMANCE UNDER FIRE IN THE MOST GRUELLING AND EXHAUSTING CIRCUMSTANCES. MY HAT IS OFF TO ALL OF YOU. THANK YOU AND WELL DONE. — VICE ADMIRAL GEORGE P. STEELE, USN, COMMANDER SEVENTH FLEET. THE HONOR AND GLORY BELONGED TO HENRY B. WILSON TODAY. A VETERAN OF EAGLE PULL AND SEVERAL WEEKS OF WAITING FOR EXECUTION OF FREQUENT WIND, THE PROFESSIONALISM AND EXPERTISE OF ALL HANDS IN H. B. WILSON WAS OBVIOUS TODAY. FROM SCREENING MSC UNITS FROM HOSTILE FIRE TO PREVEN- TING DANGEROUS SITUATIONS FROM DEVELOPING WITH REFUGEE EVACUATION YOU PERFORMED SUPERBLY. THE CLIMAX OF THE DAYS OPERATIONS WAS THE SAVING OF OVER 1500 REFUGEES. BY LOCATING AND STANDING BY A BARGE CAST ADRIFT WITH REFUGEES EMBARKED, WILSON. THROUGH DEDICATION AND PERSEVERANCE, ENSURED THEIR SAFE EVACUATION ONBOARD USNS SGT MILLER. THOSE PEOPLE OWE THEIR LIVES TO HENRY B. WILSON. TODAYS ACTIVITIES PROVE ONCE AGAIN THE EFFECT OF DEDICATION AND TRAINING. — A. M. OSBORNE, CAPTAIN, USN, COMMANDER DESTROYER SQUADRON SEVENTEEN. TAIWAN One of the many shops along the waterfront in Kaohsiung. Pagoda of the Seven Winds at Ching Cheng Lake The Grand Hotel owned by Madam Chiang Kai-Shek Early proof of the SS MAYAGUEZ capture can be seen in this aerial photo. Note the 2 Cambo- dian Gunboats alongside. RECOVERY OF SS MAYAGUEZ One of the groups of Marines spotted in the water. This group was picked up by the ship while the gig picked up 2 other groups which were closer in toward shore. After leaving Kaohsiung, Taiwan, WILSON was scheduled to return to Subic Bay, Philippines for some upkeep time. On 12 May, when the ship was just short of Subic Bay, the radio started crackling with news that a U. S. flag merchant ship, SS MAYAGUEZ had been seized on the high seas by ships of the Cambodian Navy. After a brief refueling, the Onlyest DDG headed at full speed towards Cambodia, some 1,000 miles away. WILSON arrived at the scene of the capture at Kas Tang Island at about 0700, 15 May 1975. The assault of the Island had already begun. Marines embarked on USS HAROLD E. HOLT (FF 1074) had already boarded the MAYAGUEZ, anchored just inside a small harbor, and found the ship empty. Two Marine helicopters on the first assault wave had been shot down. The hulk of one could be seen on the beach, the other was in the water. Suddenly, a number of U. S. Marines were spotted in the water, survivors of the second helicopter. They were in three groups and had been swimming, unable to get to shore because of small arms fire, for over three hours. WILSON ' S gig armed with 4 M-60 machine guns was dispatched to pick up members of two of the groups of Marines, and WILSON swung in to pick up three members of a third group. In all, 13 were rescued. Almost too weak to stay afloat any longer, a Marine grasps at a life ring held by one of WILSON ' s swimmers. WILSON ' S gig returns with the other two groups of wounded Marines. Even though only a few feet from the safety of the main deck, the Marine was just too weak to climb the cargo net. Semi-conscious Marine being pulled aboard the gig- HM3 WIGER and STGl CHAMBERS tend the wounded Air Force Major, pilot of one of the helos shot down on the initial assault of Kas Tang Island. After the Marine and Air Force personnel were brought back onboard for medical treatment, USS HENRY B. WILSON closed the island to provide Naval Gunfire Support for those Marines already on the island. A message was received from a U. S. Navy reconnaisance plane indicating that a small craft was proceeding towards Kas Tang Island from the Mainland and that this craft might be a Cambodian Gunboat. WILSON was sent to investigate. The possible Gunboat turned out to be a captured Thai fishing boat with the entire crew of SS MAYAGUEZ embarked. The boat was brought alongside and the crew transferred to WILSON. The crew of the fishing boat was released to return to their home country. USS HOLT alongside SS MAYAGUEZ w — - .ia  ;?Bi---= ' ■ - Thai fishing boat with crew of SS MAYAGUEZ embarked approaches WILSON. MAYAGUEZ crew being transferred from Thai boat. Captain Miller is in white shirt walking towards the camera. Captain Miller tells his story to Captain Rodgers (right) and CW02 Chambers (left) while his Chief Engineer looks on. While the MAYAGUEZ crew was being debriefed on- board WILSON. USS HOLT began towing the MAYAGUEZ clear of the island. The crew was then transferred back to the MAYAGUEZ by means of WILSON ' S gig. The wounded Marine and Air Force per- sonnel were still being treated and a U. S. Navy doctor was brought over from USS HAROLD E. HOLT. The more seriously injured were transferred to the HOLT lor further transfer to USS CORAL SEA (CVA 43) After this was accomplished, the Onlyest DDG went back to the task at hand of providing Naval Gunfire Support for the U. S. Marines pinned down on Kas Tang Island. The ship ' s corpsman, Doc Poorman keeps an eye on the badly wounded Air Force pilot of the downed helicopter. Some of the crewmembers of SS MAYAGUEZ take time to pose for a picture prior to being transferred back to their ship. USS HAROLD E. HOLT towing SS MAYAGUEZ away from Kas Tang Island. Crew of MAYAGUEZ being transferred by WILSON ' s Gig. The more seriously wounded being transferred to USS HOLT for further transfer to CORAL SEA. A view of the beach area. At the right is the hulk and tail section of downed helo. To the left is the wreckage of Gunboat after it was hit by one of WILSON ' s 5 inch mounts. A-7s making a high speed run on the island. Incoming helicopters were drawing heavy fire from a partially beached gunboat. WILSON got the word and her 5 inch guns quickly took care of the problem. WILSON ' S gig leaves on evening run during which she gave suppression fire oftentimes within 50 yards of enemy guns. It was almost impossible to evacuate the Marines. Here a gunship goes in first with a rescue helo next. WILSON ' S gig on the left hand side gave suppression fire. Helo hovering beach trying to extract Marines. Gig in left of photo gives suppression fire. In order to persuade the Cam- bodians to let the Marines withdraw, 2-15 Kiloton bombs were dropped. WILSON continued to pound enemy positions. U. S. Navy jet making a rocket attack on Kas Tang Island. Helicopter veers away un- der heavy enemy fire. Smoke is from CBUs dropped a few minutes earlier. v.-. The Marines were finally evacuated on the night of the 15th and the ship departed for Naval Station, Subic Bay. Approximately 100 U. S. Marines were transferred from USS HOLT to USS WILSON for the transit back. Upon arrival there was a band waiting as well as reporters, television cameras, and Marine Corps Major General HOUGHTON to welcome back the ship and the U. S. Marines. On 2 June 1975 Vice Admiral G. P. STEELE, Commander, U. S. SEVENTH Fleet paid a visit to HENRY B. WILSON to congratulate the crew on their fine performance during the MAYAGUEZ Recovery. He also personally con- gratulated those personnel directly involved with either the morning rescue gig or the evening fire suppression gig run. On the left he is seen con- gratulating GMT2 MOORE as the CO looks on. The following messages were received as a result of the MAYAGUEZ Operation: RECENT WEEKS HAVE SEEN UNITED STATES MILITARY FORCES CALLED UPON TO PER- FORM SOME OF THE MOST DIFFICULT AND UNIQUE ASSIGNMENTS IN OUR NATIONS HISTORY. AGAIN. AS IN PREVIOUS WEEKS. I AM PLEASED TO EXPRESS MY ADMIRATION. RESPECT. AND GRATITUDE TO AIR FORCE, MARINE CORPS. AND NAVY PERSONNEL FOR THE SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF A HIGHLY PROFESSIONAL MILITARY OPERA- TION. OUR MILITARY REACTION TO THE PIRACY OF THE MAYAGUEZ WAS A REAFFIR- MATION OF THE PRINCIPLE OF PEACEFUL OCEAN TRANSIT. THIS NATION AND THE EN- TIRE CIVILIZED WORLD CAN BE GRATEFUL FOR THE SKILL SHOWN BY AMERICAN MILITARY FORCES IN GAINING THE RELEASE OF MAYAGUEZ, ITS CREW. AND BY DOING SO. GUARANTEEING FREEDOM OF THE SEAS. MY HIGHEST COMMENDATION TO ALL WHO PARTICIPATED IN THIS OPERATION. — JAMES R. SCHLESINGER. SECRETARY OF DEFENSE I HAVE NEVER SEEN AND NEVER EXPECT TO SEE AN OPERATION MORE DETERMINED, CARRIED OUT UNDER TOUGHER CIRCUMSTANCES. STARTING FROM SCRATCH AND TERRIBLY SHORT OF TIME. YOU PUT TOGETHER A TEAM OF AIR FORCE. MARINES. AND NAVY THAT DID THE JOB AT A TIME OF PROFOUND NATIONAL NEED. TO THE COM- MANDERS. GREATEST CREDIT. TO THE MARINES. THE CHOPPER CREWS AND AIRMEN AND ALL THE MAGNIFICENT COMBAT MEN. MY GREATEST ADMIRATION AND RESPECT. WE MOURN OUR DEAD AND GRIEVE FOR OUR WOUNDED AND SHINE WITH PRIDE FOR OUR COUNTRY. WELL DONEI —NOEL GAYLOR. COMMANDER IN CHIEF. PACIFIC I WISH TO ADD MY OWN EMCOMIUMS TO PLAUDITS ALREADY EXTENDED TO HENRY B. WILSON and HAROLD E. HOLT. YOUR SUPERB ACHIEVEMENTS DURING CONTINGENCY OPS ARE RATED WITH GREAT PLEASURE. PERFORMANCE AND DEDICATION TO DUTY IS A TRIBUTE TO THE PROFESSIONALISM OF YOUR OFFICERS AND CREW. ALL OF US IN DESRON 17 ARE PROUD OF THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF THE -HAROLD WILSONS ' . —A. M. OSBORNE. COMMANDER DESTROYER SQUADRON SEVENTEEN LETTER RECEIVED FROM SSGT R. C. PRUITT JR. UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS I sincerely want to thank all of you fine gentlemen for the hospitality and genuine friendship that you gave to the people of Second Battalion Ninth Marines and for the crew of the Gig that was the most beautiful sight that could be seen at nine-thirty the morning of the 15th of May. I want to thank those men in- dividually. My prayers will always include a line or two for you gents and I do hope that God and good for- tune will smile on you for the rest of your days. There will always be a fond memory when I think of you gentlemen. Jesse, Chambers, German, Shimanek, Noble, Gottfried, Wallace, Dick, Krauser, Pete. Bubba. Browne who I thank for the shirt. Shively and all the others, and Chad. ril always remember you gentlemen. HONG KONG •■ ) MULTIPLEX MISSILE-EX SHARKHUNT During the period 21 June to 23 June 1975 the USS HENRY B. WILSON participated in Multiplex 4-75. Multiplex exercise encompass overall training in Anti-Air Warfare, Anti-Submarine Warfare and Surface Warfare including underway replenishments of fuel, food and am- munition. After Multiplex 4-75 WILSON then steamed to the Phillipine Missile Range for Missile Exercise 5-75 on 25 June 1975. This was a one day exercise where WILSON fired two missiles at remote controlled drone aircraft. Both shots were evaluated as hits. Multiplex 4-75 and Missile Exercise 5-75 participants included the following Seventh Fleet units USS HANCOCK. USS HORNE. USSMEYERKORD. USS BRONSTEIN . USS LANG. USS GRIDLEY and USS TAUTOG. During the period 10 July to 13 July 1975 the USS HENRY B. WILSON. USS HORNE. USS RAMSEY and USS KISKA participated in Sharkhunt XIII. Sharkhunt Exercises are multi-threat training exercises comprised of selected Seventh Fleet units and units of the Republic of China Navy. Units from both navies formed a combined Anti-Submarine force to exercise modern day tactics against the USS GRAY BACK. Sonarmen MUSE and BECK searching for Submarines dur- ing Exercise SHARKHUNT. HOME AGAIN, HOME AGAIN, JIGGIDY JOG The time had finally come for us to prepare for the voyage back home. We had another inport period at Subic Bay with a great deal of last minute maintenance being completed. We got underway on the 2nd of August for plane guard duties with the USS HANCOCK. On completion we were freed to proceed to Yokosuka Japan for a five day upkeep. Waiting in Yokouska was RAMSEY who would again accompany us across the vast Pacific. Our brief visit to Japan over, WILSON. and RAMSEY, with Commander, Destroyer Squadron 17 embarked in WILSON, departed on the 6th, after be- ing delayed for a few hours by a threatening typhoon. We arrived in Adak, Alaska, USA on the 21st of August and departed later that same day after taking on fuel. From Adak we proceeded to Esquimalt, British Columbia, Canada. Esquimalt is the Canadian Navies San Diego on the West Coast of Canada. We spent one day in Es- quimalt before proceeding to Vancouver, British Colum- bia for a two day visit. In Vancouver both ships picked up Tiger Cruise members for the final leg of our homeward voyage between Vancouver and San Diego. The Tigers were male dependents and friends of crew members. We spent the 27th in Esquimalt, the 28th and 29th in Vancouver, we departed Vancouver on the 30th and finally arrived in San Diego on the 2nd of September to a well planned and highly enjoyed welcome. ITS ALL OVER . Commanding Officer and Scouts during visit in Subic Scoutmaster displays the ship ' s plaque given to the pack by Captain RODGERS RM2 PHILLIPS prepares for the per- sonnel inspection with the help of SN ALVARADO Commanding Officer ' s Personnel Inspection in Yokosuka, Japan Entire Ship ' s company during personnel inspection I told you we should have painted it white the first time ADAK ALASKA The XO ' s staff working on his Tigers gather on the 01 level for firearms briefing. homecoming sign. One of the Tigers shooting after the briefing. 10k 4 J lll gs al ' WK E - -. v« W II . Mm PK. m ium .„-.■„.- nai«W«IWB.  I- , Ut w a m mL tt 1 m: ' 1 J, --,. Jfw. 5.r ill U- ' - !J ' - hU   ■ 1 Vt WHk fji a V ACTIVITIES The Cruise was not all work, however. There was swim call off the coast of Cambodia and again just off of the Philippines, there were cookouts and whaleboat rallies, athletic activities and skeet shooting, reading and PREP classes, movies and bingo nights, and a host of other ac- tivities to break up the monotony and the long hours. The new Hospital Corpsman Chief POORMAN being es- corted (in handcuffs) to his in- itiation party. The XO grabs a few minutes with ■■DEEP PURPLE . The Crap table during Casino Night . BTl CHADBOURNE has his Blackjack during Casino Night Chess Tournament 1975 EWl CHAPIN and his jum- prope Chiefs HAZLETT, PETERSEN, ROLFE, and MILLER playing monopoly. SWIM CALL FTM2 SPEARS firing an M-14. Note casing in mid air on the right. Gunner ' s Mates prepare to fire Above left — skeet shooting off of 01 level, Above Right Volleyball using Mount 52 as the net, Left — Whaleboat ralley off the coast of Cambodia, Below left — ICl NORTON and FTMl KRAUSZER go ashore for the last time in old style dress whites. Below right — One of the many cookouts. SA KOSTAK gives blood in Hong Kong YN2 STEWARTs Government II PREP Class Bingo Night Sunset NEW ARRIVALS RM2 and MRS DAVIS a son. FTM3 and MRS CULPEPPER a son. PN2 and MRS. SHICKELL a daughter, MSI and MRS LACHICA a daughter. YNSN and MRS BECK a daughter. SN and MRS. MARTINEZ a daughter. sC BACK HOME AGAIN A FEW FIGURES The seven month deployment over, many unbelievable figures began to come to light. Each Department had many impressive numbers to relate on investigation. There were undoubtedly many more unrecorded or ones this staff was unable to uncover and to those responsible people our pardon. Operations Department navigated the ship over 28,749 nautical miles without getting lost on any turn. The Radiomen consumed 286,800 feet or 4862 miles of teletype paper in receiving 69,948 messages and sending out 4210. To allow us to cover all those many miles Engineering Department came up with the most impressive figures. The Main Engines each turried 11,224,755 revolutions while consuming 3,687,000 gallons of fuel at an enormous cost of 1,474,800 dollars. Weapons Department fired 1522 rounds of 5 in with 158 rounds fired in anger at the Island of Kas Tang. Also fired in anger by the crew of the Gig was 4338 rounds of 7.62 mm small arms ammunition. Supply Department was very busy keeping us fed and with keeping the ship moving by ordering all the necessary spares that were needed. They had 4578 re- quisitions at a cost of 271,255.72 dollars go through their office. Disbursing paid out 630,000 dollars of well earned salaries. The Galley dished out 220,500 rations and the Coke Machine laboured through approximately 60,000 Executive Department unable to record all the paper and typewriter ribbons used were able to say that 10,935 pieces of mail came aboard and 1,981 went out. The Doc had 1419 Sick-Calls and gave out 909 innoculations to keep us free of those exotic diseases. 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