Ingersoll (DD 990) - Naval Cruise Book

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FIRST DIVISION First Division, or OD , is comprised of able bod- ied seaman and petty officers from the Navy ' s oldest rating, Boatswain Mate. These men are re- sponsible for all the deck and the majority of the superstructure on the ship. This includes painting, preservation and trying to keep ahead of the age old dilemma of salt water corrosion. As if this wasn ' t enough. First Division also contributes and manages numerous other ships assets and re- sponsibilities. Among these are providing the helmsmen, lookouts, boat crews and preservation teams for the Captain ' s Gig, motor whale boat and inflatable zodiac. They raise, lower the two ship ' s anchors, maintain and man all the ship ' s ground tackle, deck gear and supervise the UNREP sta- tions. First Division is sometimes a temporary stop- over for personnel who learn the deck trade and strike for another rating on the ship. Front row. left to right SN Withers. SN McNeely, SN Mendoza. SA Springer, SA James, SR Harris, BM3 Fiedler. BM3 Veches. BM3 Austin Second row. left to right: Bl l King. BlvIS Soto, BM2 Grass. Bl 2 Yakym. SA Gober. SA Boxrud, SA Pinner. SN Cantu, BM3 Lawrence. BM1 Braffith Back row, left to right: LUG Dachos. SN Thomas. SA Bell, Bl 3 Jorgenson. Bl 1 Hummel. SA Reed. BM3 Monroe. BM2 Henshaw. BM3 Bedell, SN Richardson. SN Brooks. BMCM (SW) Harris ,,5

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01 DIVISION Front row. left to right; 0S2 Sammons, 0S2 Dahl, 0S2 Helgeson, OSSA Willis, 0S2 Bean, OSSA Brand. OSSN Kehne, OSC (SW) Brooks. Second row, left to right: LTJG Galvez. OSSN Dehner, 0S2 Spurlock, 0S3 (SW) Goods, 0S2 Gensler, 0S2 (SW) Sortillion, OSS Camp, OS1 Cooley Third row, left to right: 032 Douglas, OSSN Laymon. OSSN Ward, OSSA Varela, OSSN Mercurio, 0S2 Wheeler, 082 Myers, 0S2 Fitzgerald. 14 Comprised of Operations Specialists, this division is primarily responsible for the effective operation of the Combat Information Center. Assisting the bridge in the safe navigation of the ship, manning radar consoles, and keeping status boards are just a few of their responsibilities. They also provide the air controllers for our helo and fighter aircraft as well as man the weapons consoles for the Harpoon and Tomahawk weapons systems. The men of 01 are schooled at Dam Neck, VA and San Diego, CA.

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OC DIVISION Front row, left to right: RM1 Foster, RM3 Taylor, RM3 McLatchie, RMSN Smith, SM3 Martin and RMSN Bradford Middle row, left to right: RMS Fernandez, SMS Schlicht. SM2 Magli, ENS Johns, RM2 Janowski, SM2(SW) Webb, and SMC(SW) Agor Back row. left to right; RMCS(SW) Fulnner, RMS Duquin. SMSN Jones, RMS Sims, and RM2 Holden 16 OC division provides the ship with communications, both visual and electronic. The Radiomen operate sophisticated communications equip- ment from satellite radios and receivers to standard teletypes. They process well over 500 messages a day, xeroxing and distributing traffic to the various departments concerned. This is the lifeblood of any afloat command. The Signalmen practice the almost lost art of visual communi- cations through flashing light, signal flags and semaphore. Personnel in OC division receive their formal training in San Diego, CA and Orlando,