Hewitt (DD 966) - Naval Cruise Book

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Front L-R: SMSA Cope, SM2 Moura, SMSA Mashatt, SMSN Brown Back L-R: SMSA Kimbrell, SM3 Price, SM2 Allman, SMC Marcucci The most reliable means of communications is never necessarily the most advanced. The Signalmen on HEWITT man our most reliable means of talking to other ships within visible range - flag hoist and semaphore. Their rating is steeped in Navy Tradition as it is one of the original ratings left and they do their job with pride. L-R: RM3 Massey, RM2 Sheppard, RMS Davis RM1 Patterson.

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OC DIVISION RMCS Estle Gibson RM1 James Gaskill RM1 Darrel Hurst RM1 Timothy Patterson RM2 Arthur Shepperd RM3 David Davis RMS Peter Martin RMS Arnulfo Manzo RMS Dennis Byrne RMSN Roberto Rodriguez RMSA David Murphy RM1 Mike Goben RMS Charles Massey RMS John Montalbano SMC Tyrone Marcucci SM2 David Allman SM2 Richard Moura SMSN Ronald Price SMSN James Mashatt SMSA Gary Kimbrell SMSN Steven Brown SMSN Timothy Cope SMSN Wade Bumgarner L-R: RMSN Murphy, RMS Byrne, RMS Montalbano, RMS Klima, RM1 Goben The Radiomen on HEWITT man the ship ' s window to the world - without them we couldn ' t commun- icate. They set up radio circuits and man the teletypes. They are especially appreciated for distribut- ing AFRTS news and SPORTS so that the crew knows whats happen- ing in the rest of the world during those long weeks at sea. L-R: RM2 Manzo, RMSN Rodriguez

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OE DIVISION OE Division is comprised of two rating groups. The Electronic Technicians are responsible for maintaining the ship ' s radar and communication equipments. The Data Systems Technicians maintain the complex NTDS computer equip- ment. L-R. F-B: ETN2 Adams, ETN2 Chagnon, ETN2 Bledsaw, ETR3 Morgan, ETN3 Floodeen. ETN3 Wilbur (not shown - ETN3 Baker) L-R: DS1 Nabity, DS2 Jackson, DS1 Copeland, DS2 Lawrence, DS3 Butler (not shown - DS2 Moseby) 33